Africa’s Covid-19 case numbers surpass 8.99 million

Addis Ababa, Dec 15 : The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 8,993,087 as of Tuesday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

The specialised healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the Covid death toll across the continent stands at 225,661 and some 8,252,830 patients have recovered from the disease so far, Xinhua news agency reported.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases, the Africa CDC said.With more than 3 million cases, South Africa has recorded the most Covid cases in Africa, followed by the northern African country Morocco with 951,544 cases as of Tuesday evening, it said.

In terms of the caseload, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern and eastern parts of the continent, while central Africa is the least affected region, according to the Africa CDC./bg

Africas Covid-19 cases pass 8.99 mn

According to Xinhua, the specialized healthcare agency of African Union (AU), the death toll from Covid has reached 225,661 across the continent.Some 8,252,830 people have been cured so farAccording to the Africa CDC, South Africa, Morocco and Tunisia are the top five countries that have the highest number of cases.

It said that South Africa had recorded more than 3,000,000 Covid cases.Morocco, meanwhile, has 951,544 reported cases.

According to the Africa CDC, the most severely affected area is southern Africa, with the eastern and northern parts being next.Central Africa, however, is not affected.#Africas #Covid #numbers #surpass #Ethiopia #Covid-19.