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The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 1,794,507 with a death toll of 43,176 on Monday afternoon, according to the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some countries on the continent continue to see steady growth in the number of cases, as world health officials fear a second, deadlier wave is on the horizon.
South Africa remains the most affected country on the continent, with 726,823 cases and 19,411 deaths.
The country accounts for 40.50 percent of all Africa’s cases and 44.96 percent of its deaths.
Apart from South Africa, Morocco (222,544) and Egypt (107,736) are the only other countries in Africa to have recorded more than 100,000 infections since the continent reported its first case of COVID-19 in Egypt on February 14.
A closer look at the CDC statistics for Africa shows that a total of nine countries on the continent, including the three most affected, have recorded more than 50,000 COVID-19 infections.
In terms of deaths, Egypt has recorded the second highest count after South Africa, having lost 6,278 patients to the virus.
Morocco’s 3,762 deaths are the third highest in Africa.
Later, a total of eight African countries have recorded more than 1,000 deaths.
1,466,776 patients have successfully recovered from COVID-19.
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