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ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 1,636,748 as of Sunday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa) said. ).
The Africa CDC, a specialized health agency of the African Union Commission, said in a statement that the death toll due to illnesses related to the pandemic reached 39,559 on Sunday afternoon.
Africa’s CDC said the number of people who have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent has reached 1,347,199.
The African countries most affected by COVID-19 in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria.
The Southern Africa region is the region most affected by both the number of confirmed positive cases and the number of deaths.
The North Africa region is the second worst affected African region, according to the Africa CDC. Final product
