The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Wednesday revealed the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,064,546 as the death toll rose to 23,839.
The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) Commission, in its latest situation update issued on Wednesday, said the number of COVID-19 cases across the African continent has risen from 1, 055, 964 on Tuesday to 1,064, 546 as of Wednesday.
At the same time, COVID-19 related death toll registered an increase of 257 deaths compared to Tuesday’s 23,582 to reach 23, 839.
The continental disease control and prevention agency also said the number of people who recovered from their COVID-19 infections also reached 758,292 so far.
South Africa currently has the most COVID-19 cases at 566,109. The country also has the highest COVID-19 related deaths, with the death toll currently standing at 10,751, according to the Africa CDC.
Egypt comes next with 95, 834 COVID-19 cases, and 5,059 COVID-19 related deaths followed by Nigeria which has so far recorded 47, 290 COVID-19 cases, and 956 deaths.
Amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent, the Africa CDC had on Friday urged the African continent to increase compliance to the public health and social measures as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to gain momentum in Africa.
