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A vendor wearing a mask sells garlic ahead of Ethiopian New Year celebrations at the Atkilt Tera Market in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, on Sept.9, 2020. (Xinhua / Michael Tewelde)
The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 1,346,658 on Sunday afternoon.
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) – The number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 1,346,658 on Sunday afternoon, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. from Africa).
The continental disease control and prevention agency said the death toll related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic also rose to 32,502.
Africa’s CDC, which noted that the virus has so far spread to the 55 members of the African Union (AU), also said that so far some 1,083,438 people have recovered from COVID-19 across the continent.
The most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively, according to the Africa CDC.
According to the Africa CDC, the total number of COVID-19 cases in Africa represents about 5 percent of all reported cases globally.
The Africa CDC also revealed that nine African countries account for 81 percent of new COVID-19 cases reported during the past week, including South Africa with 27 percent, Ethiopia with 17 percent, Morocco with 16 percent, Libya with 5 percent, Algeria at 4 percent, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia and Egypt at 3 percent each.
In terms of reporting the highest cumulative incidence of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in Africa, South Africa ranked first at 1,079, Cape Verde second at 647 and Djibouti at 539, according to the Africa CDC.
