The numbers of confirmed cases across the continent continues to grow with each passing day. The World Health Organization Africa regional head warns that a spike likely to result in the wake of improved and increased testing.
Africa's 1000+ coronavirus cases: Mali, the 'Guineas' join list
Whiles the figures remain very low in a number of countries, quite a sizeable number has passed the 100 mark with only a handful in the 1000+ bracket – South Africa, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco,Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Djibouti and Nigeria.
South Africa one of Africa’s most impacted country has been praised by some analysts for their dedication to mass and intensive testing which an African Union Centers for Disease Control, CDC, official has asked that all countries need to scale up if the magnitude of infection is to be ascertained.
This article looks at a regional breakdown of countries that have passed the 100 mark and above. The basic records are referenced from the Africa CDC and the John Hopkins hospital LIVE portal, we also prioritize tallies from trusted national sources.
The new entrants between April 22 and May 2 were: Eswatini, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
All figures valid as of May 2 at 07:00 GMT
Major African stats: May 2 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 40,575
Number of deaths = 1,692
Recoveries = 13,391
Infected countries = 53
Virus-free countries = 1 (Lesotho)
North Africa
Algeria – 4,154
Egypt – 5,895
Morocco – 4,569
Tunisia – 998
West Africa
Burkina Faso – 649
Ghana – 2,074
Guinea – 1,537
Ivory Coast – 1,333
Mali – 508
Niger – 728
Nigeria- 2,170
Senegal – 1,024
Liberia – 152
Sierra Leone – 136
Togo – 123
Guinea-Bissau – 257
Central Africa
Cameroon – 1,823
DR Congo – 604
Congo Republic – 229
Gabon – 276
Equatorial Guinea – 315
East Africa
Djibouti – 1,097
Kenya – 411
Mauritius – 332
Rwanda – 249
Tanzania – 480
Somalia – 601
Ethiopia – 133
Sudan – 533
Southern Africa
South Africa – 5,951
Madagascar – 132
Zambia – 109
Eswatini – 106
Virus-free = Lesotho
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