A medical worker prepares to vaccinate a man against COVID-19 in Yaounde, Cameroon, Jan. 5, 2022. (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,657,032 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
ADDIS ABABA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,657,032 as of Friday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 253,343.
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)
Some 11,013,707 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far.
South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency.
South Africa has recorded the most COVID-19 cases in Africa with 3,963,394 cases, while the northern African country of Morocco reported 1,168,664 as of Friday evening.
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. ■
