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Africa's Covid-19 caseload surpasses 8.57 mn, death toll at 221,408

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 8,573,480, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

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A miner receives a Covid-19 vaccine at Anglo American Platinum Ltd.'s Tumela mine in Amandelbult, South Africa, on Aug. 12. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

IANS Addis Ababa

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa has reached 8,573,480, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU), said the death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 221,408, Xinhua news agency reported.

Some 8,001,845 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease so far, according to the agency.

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, according to the Africa CDC.

 

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First Published: Nov 20 2021 | 8:20 AM IST

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