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The number of COVID-19 recoveries on the African continent has reached 2,010,127, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC of Africa) said on Saturday.
The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the total number of COVID-19 cases on the continent stood at 2,343,128 as of Saturday afternoon.
A total of 55,669 people infected with COVID-19 have died from the disease across the continent so far, according to the continental disease control and prevention agency.
The African countries most affected by COVID-19 in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia, figures from the Africa CDC showed.
The Southern Africa region is the region most affected by COVID-19 both in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases and the number of deaths, it was noted.
The North Africa region is the second most affected African region by COVID-19, according to the Africa CDC.
South Africa currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases, reaching 845,083.
The country also has the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths, at 22,952.
Morocco comes next with 394,564 confirmed cases and 6,542 deaths, followed by Egypt with 120,611 confirmed cases and 6,877 deaths, the Africa CDC said.
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