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ADDIS ABABA: The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 4,239,639 as of Friday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Africa’s CDC, the African Union’s specialty healthcare agency, said the death toll from the pandemic amounted to 113,142, while 3,794,269 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.
South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia and Egypt are among the African countries with the most cases on the continent, according to the Africa CDC.
In terms of number of cases, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by North African and East African regions, while Central Africa is the least affected region on the continent, according to the African health agency.
African countries have so far received more than 26 million Covid-19 vaccines both from the Covax Facility and through bilateral agreements outside of Covax, according to the Africa CDC.
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