AFRICA'S CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES NEARLY 70,000 - CDC

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent was close to 70,000 as the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic surpassed 2,400 as of Wednesday afternoon, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC in its latest situation update issued on Wednesday also revealed the number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases across the continent rose from 67,957 on Tuesday to 69,578 as of Wednesday afternoon, eventually registering about 1,621 new cases during the stated period.

The continental disease control and prevention agency also disclosed that some 23,978 people who have been infected with the COVID-19 have recovered across the continent as of Wednesday afternoon.

The death toll due to the COVID-19 pandemic across the African continent also surged from 2,340 on Tuesday afternoon to 2,403 on Wednesday, according to the Africa CDC.

The continental disease and control prevention agency also noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across 53 African countries.

Figures from the Africa CDC also showed that amid the rapid spread of the virus across the continent, the highly COVID-19 affected African countries include South Africa with 11,350 confirmed cases, Egypt with 10,093 confirmed cases, Morocco with 6,418 confirmed cases as well as Algeria with 6,067 confirmed cases.

The Africa CDC also disclosed that the Northern African region is the most affected area across the continent both in terms of positive COVID-19 cases, as well as the number of deaths. - Africa