The African continent has recorded 701,573 confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
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‘The Africa CDC reports that the coronavirus cases have crossed the 700,000 mark. Southern Africa is the most affected area.’
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The continental disease control and prevention agency also disclosed that the death toll from the pandemic surged to 14,937 as of the stated period. Read More..
The Africa CDC further said that 369,120 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have so far recovered from the infectious virus.
Amid the rapid spread of the virus across the continent, the highly affected African countries in terms of positive cases include South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Morocco, and Cameroon.
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The West Africa region is the third most affected area in terms of positive cases, followed by the Eastern and Central Africa regions, respectively.
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