Sunday, August 22, 2021

Nearly 7.5 Million Confirmed Cases of Covid-19 Across Africa

S. Khamis/Deutsche Welle

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22 AUGUST 2021

allAfrica.com

As of August 22, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,481,530 while over 59,172,030 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Reported deaths in Africa reached 188,517 and 6,605,601 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,680,225 and 79,251 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (806,288), Tunisia (638,072), Ethiopia (295,019), Libya (293,532) Egypt (286,168) and Kenya (228,363).

For the latest totals, see the AllAfrica interactive map with per-country numbers. The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (world map) using statistics from the World Health Organization and other international institutions as well as national and regional public health departments.

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