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The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 1,390,560 on Saturday with a death toll of 33,626, according to the latest figures released by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
South Africa remains the most affected country on the continent, with 657,627 infections and 15,857 deaths.
The figures represent 47.3 percent of the number of cases on the continent and 47.2 percent of its deaths.
Egypt is the second most affected county by the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, with 101,772 cases and 5,733 deaths.
No other African country has recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 infections.
Later, Morocco (97,264), Ethiopia (67,515) and Nigeria (56,956) are the only countries other than South Africa and Egypt that have reported more than 50,000 cases.
In terms of deaths, Morocco (1,755), Algeria (1,659), Nigeria (1,094) and Ethiopia (1,072) are the only other countries on the continent, apart from South Africa and Egypt, that have reported more than 1,000 deaths.
In better news, Africa has posted a total of 1,140,980 successful recoveries.
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