COVID-19 related deaths in Africa surpasses 100,000

COVID-19 related deaths in Africa surpasses 100,000


Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday revealed that the number of COVID-19 deaths in Africa has  reached 100,294.

The agency said on its Twitter handle the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the continent also stood at 3,796,354.

According to report, South Africa has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in Africa at 48,708 followed by Egypt with 10,201, and Morocco 8,524.


The southern Africa region is most affected by COVID-19 in terms of the number of confirmed cases followed by North Africa.

“A total of 3,346,404 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far,” the agency said.