Africa’s COVID-19-Related Death Toll Nears 50,000 – Africa CDC

The death toll related to COVID-19 on the African continent has reached 49,412, said the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC Africa).

The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the total reported cases of COVID-19 cases on the continent had reached 2,057,001 as of Sunday afternoon.

A total of 1,737,277 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, according to the Africa CDC.

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 765,409.

The country also has the highest number of COVID-19-related deaths, at 20,845.

Morocco comes next with 320,962 confirmed cases and 5,256 deaths, followed by Egypt with 112,676 confirmed cases and 6,535 deaths, the Africa CDC said.