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· Across Africa, there are now more than over 770,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus.
· A number of African countries are imposing a range of prevention and containment measures.
Across Africa, there are now more than over 770,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. A number of African countries are imposing a range of prevention and containment measures.
According to the latest data (as of July23) by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases not on a regular basis.
Major African stats: July 23 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 770,175
Active cases = 318,587
Recoveries = 435,142
Number of deaths = 16,446
Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 24,872
Angola – 812
Benin – 1,690
Botswana – 522
Burkina Faso – 1,066
Burundi – 328
Cameroon – 16,522
Cape Verde – 2,154
Central African Republic – 4,574
Chad – 889
Comoros – 337
Congo-Brazzaville – 2,851
DR Congo – 8,626
Djibouti – 5,030
Egypt – 89,745
Equatorial Guinea – 3,071
Eritrea – 251
Eswatini – 1,938
Ethiopia – 11,524
Gabon – 6,588
(The) Gambia – 146
Ghana – 29,672
Guinea – 6,747
Guinea-Bissau – 1,954
Ivory Coast – 14,733
Kenya – 14,805
Lesotho – 359
Liberia – 1,114
Libya – 2,176
Madagascar – 8,162
Malawi – 3,302
Mali – 2,494
Mauritania – 6,027
Mauritius – 343
Morocco – 17,962
Mozambique – 1,557
Namibia – 1,402
Niger – 1,122
Nigeria- 38,344
Rwanda – 1,689
Sao Tome and Principe – 747
Senegal – 9,121
Seychelles – 108
Sierra Leone – 1,731
Somalia – 3,161
South Africa – 394,948
South Sudan – 2,211
Sudan – 11,237
Tanzania – 509
Togo – 806
Tunisia – 1,394
Uganda – 1,075
Zambia – 3,583
Zimbabwe – 2,034
