A woman receives a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cape Town, South Africa, on Jan. 5, 2022. (Photo by Francisco Scarbar/Xinhua)
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa neared 11,339,567 as of Friday evening with a death toll of 251, 275,the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
ADDIS ABABA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,339,567 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 251,275, and that some 10,684,606 patients have recovered from the disease so far.
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk on the seaside in Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)
South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said the Africa CDC.
South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 3,718,953 cases, followed by the northern Africa country Morocco, with 1,163,012 cases, as of Friday 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. ■
