ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa is closing in on the 4 million mark as countries tighten efforts to tackle new waves of the virus.
According to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and
Prevention (Africa CDC) the continent had reported 3,994,030 case with 106,712
deaths.
Many countries on the continent have already rolled out
their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns focusing on front-line healthcare workers,
essential workers and the elderly.
South Africa is the hardest-hit country in Africa, having
announced 1,524,174 infections and 51,015 fatalities.
Its caseload is more than three times higher than the tally
reported by Morocco, whose 487,286 is the second-highest national virus load in
Africa.
Apart from the two, seven other African countries have
recorded more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases, while a total of 13 countries have
reported more than 1,000 virus-related fatalities.
With the introduction of vaccines, Africa hopes to slow
down further spread of the virus and deaths.
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