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Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases pass 1.93 million

By IANS | Updated: November 14, 2020 05:31 IST

Addis Ababa, Nov 14 The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,930,981 with ...

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Addis Ababa, Nov 14 The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,930,981 with a death toll of 46,505 as of Friday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

A total of 1,634,235 people infected with Covid-19 have recovered across the continent so far, according to the continental disease control and prevention agency.

The most Covid-19 affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The southern Africa region is the most Covid-19 affected region both in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases as well as the number of deaths, it was noted.

The northern Africa region is the second most Covid-19-affected African region, according to the Africa CDC.

( With inputs from IANS )

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