The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,074,222 as of Friday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. South Africa has lost 51,724 lives to COVID-19, the most among African countries, followed by Egypt at 11,472, and Morocco at 8,748, according to the Africa CDC. According to the agency, nine African countries have so far reported more than 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which South Africa is the only African country that has reported more than 500,000 confirmed cases, at 1,532,497. According to the Africa CDC, southern Africa is the most affected region in terms of confirmed cases, followed by the northern Africa and eastern Africa regions. Central Africa is the least affected African region in terms of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 19, 2021 06:56 UTC