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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 4,159,950 as of Saturday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
Africa’s CDC, the African Union (AU) specialized health care agency, said the death toll related to the pandemic amounted to 109,456, while 3,669,551 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.
South Africa has lost 52,035 lives to COVID-19, the most among African countries, followed by Egypt, with 11,512, and Morocco, with 8,755, according to the Africa CDC.
According to the agency, nine African countries have so far reported more than 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The agency said 23 countries have reported between 10,001 cases and 100,000 cases, while another 22 AU members have reported fewer than 10,000 cases each.
According to the Africa CDC, southern Africa is the worst affected region in terms of confirmed cases, followed by the North African and East African regions.
Central Africa is the least affected African region in terms of confirmed COVID-19 cases
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