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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
African coronavirus cases rose to 72,336 when the small enclave of Lesotho in southern Africa reported its first infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Africa said Thursday.
The death toll on the mainland has risen to 2,475, while the number of recoveries has reached 25,270.
North Africa remains the most affected of the five geographic regions in terms of number of cases with 24,300, followed by West Africa 21,500, Southern Africa 13,000, East Africa 7,100 and Central Africa 6,500.
In terms of death toll, North Africa has 1,300, West 452, Central 247, South Africa 238, and East Africa 222.
More than 9,500 patients have been recovered in North Africa, 6,300 in West, 5,000 in South Africa, 2,500 in East and 2,000 in Central Africa.
South Africa recorded 12,100 cases and Egypt 10,400, but the death toll in Egypt is much higher, 556, than South Africa’s 219.
In West Africa, Nigeria and Burkina Faso have the highest 164 and 51 deaths, respectively, while in East Africa, Sudan and Somalia suffered the highest number of deaths with 90 and 52, respectively.
In Central Africa, Cameroon recorded 125 COVID-19 related deaths, while DRC 50.
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