Africa CDC: COVID-19 cases pass 8.52 mln in Africa

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 8,520,873 cases as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

Scientific staff members works in a secure laboratory, researching the coronavirus, at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar on February 3, 2020. – The Pasteur Institute in Dakar, designated by the African Union as one of the two reference centres in Africa for the detection of the new coronavirus that appeared in China, is hosting experts from 15 countries on the continent this weekend to prepare them to deal with the disease. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP) (Photo by SEYLLOU/AFP via Getty Images)

The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 219,121.

A total of 7,925,013 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, according to the agency.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency.

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South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 2,923,054 cases, while Morocco, in northern Africa, reported 946,957 cases as of Friday afternoon, it was noted.

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 in the continent, according to the Africa CDC.