The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Africa stood at 1,237,070 on Sunday as countries on the continent continue to report declines in new infections.
The latest figures from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention show that the continent has also reported 29,430.
South Africa remains the hardest-hit country on the continent, having reported 622,551 cases and 13,981 deaths.
The numbers represent 50.3 percent of the continent’s caseload and 47.5 percent of its deaths.
Egypt is the second-worst-hit country in Africa, having registered 98,497 infections and 5,376 deaths.
Other than the top two most-affected countries, Morocco (60,056) and Nigeria (53,727) are the only other African countries that have recorded more than 50,000 COVID-19 infections.
Further on, eight countries on the continent have reported more than 30,000 infections.
The continent has however seen a recent decline in new cases, pointing towards progress in its fight against the virus.
