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Africa's Covid cases surpass 7.89 million

By IANS | Updated: September 6, 2021 08:00 IST

Addis Ababa, Sep 6 The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 7,891,341 as of Sunday afternoon, ...

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Addis Ababa, Sep 6 The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 7,891,341 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 199,132, Xinhua news agency reported.

Some 7,075,737 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, it was noted.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the agency.

In terms of the caseload, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern and eastern parts of the continent, while central Africa is the least affected region in the continent, it was noted.

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