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ADDIS ABABA, Jan.1 (Xinhua) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 2,759,313 as of Friday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said.
The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had reached 65,480 as of Friday night.
The Africa CDC, the specialized health care agency of the African Union (AU) Commission, also said that a total of 2,289,156 people infected with COVID-19 had recovered from the infectious virus across the continent so far.
The most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia and Ethiopia, figures from the Africa CDC showed.
South Africa has the highest number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, with 1,057,161. The country also has the highest deaths caused by COVID-19 at 28,469, according to the Africa CDC.
Meanwhile, the Africa CDC emphasized on Thursday the need to take precautions against COVID-19 to contain the virus amid an ongoing second wave of the pandemic.
“With the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic affecting Africa, now more than ever, it is important that we all comply with public health and social measures to protect our health and the health of our friends, family and loved ones in these holidays. “, the CDC Africa said in a statement issued Thursday. Final product
