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ADDIS ABABA, May 13 (Xinhua) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent was close to 70,000, as the death toll from the current COVID-19 pandemic exceeded 2,400 as of Wednesday by that afternoon, the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The CDC in Africa in its latest status update issued on Wednesday also revealed that the number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the continent increased from 67,957 on Tuesday to 69,578 as of Wednesday afternoon, and finally recorded around 1,621 new cases during the indicated period.
The continental disease control and prevention agency also revealed that some 23,978 people who have been infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent as of Wednesday afternoon.
The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic across the African continent also rose from 2,340 on Tuesday afternoon to 2,403 on Wednesday, according to the CDC in Africa.
The continental disease prevention and control agency also noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to 53 African countries.
African CDC figures also showed that, amid the rapid spread of the virus across the continent, African countries highly affected by COVID-19 include South Africa with 11,350 confirmed cases, Egypt with 10,093 confirmed cases, Morocco with 6,418 cases. confirmed and Algeria with 6,067 confirmed cases.
The CDC in Africa also revealed that the North African region is the most affected area on the entire continent, both in terms of positive COVID-19 cases and the number of deaths. Final product
