7,123 Cases, 289 Deaths As Coronavirus Spreads To 50 African Countries
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Africa has recorded a total of 7, 123 coronavirus cases and 289 deaths across 50 countries.
This is according to the data obtained from the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
The Africa CDC also said about 592 people have recovered from COVID-19 across the continent.
Figures from the centre also show that 653 new cases have been reported.
South Africa has the highest number of confirmed cases on the continent with 1, 462 cases and five deaths.
Algeria follows closely with 986 cases and 83 deaths while Egypt, the third-highest, has 865 cases and 58 deaths.
Below is the list:
CENTRAL AFRICA
Burundi: Three cases
Cameroon: 306 cases, seven deaths, 10 recoveries
Central Africa Republic: Eight cases, three recoveries
Chad: Seven cases
Congo: 41 cases, three deaths, two recoveries
DRC: 134 cases, 13 deaths, three recoveries
Equatorial Guinea: 15 cases, one recovery
Gabon: 21 cases, one death, one recovery
EASTERN AFRICA
Djibouti: 41 cases, two recoveries
Eritrea: 22 cases
Ethiopia: 35 cases, four recoveries
Kenya: 122 cases, three deaths, four recoveries
Madagascar: 65 cases
Mauritius: 186 cases, seven deaths
Rwanda: 84 cases
Seychelles: 10 cases
Somalia: Five cases, one recovery
Sudan: Eight cases, two deaths, two recoveries
Tanzania: 20 cases, one death, three recoveries
Uganda: 45 cases
NORTH AFRICA
Algeria: 986 cases, 83 deaths, 77 recoveries
Egypt: 865 cases, 58 deaths, 201 recoveries
Libya: 11 cases, one death
Mauritania: Five cases
Morocco: 735 cases, 47 deaths, 49 recoveries
Tunisia: 455 cases, 14 deaths, five recoveries
SOUTHERN AFRICA
Angola: Eight cases, two deaths
Botswana: Four cases, one death
Eswatini: Nine cases, one recovery
Malawi: Three cases
Mozambique: 10 cases
Namibia: 14 cases, two recoveries
South Africa: 1,462 cases, five deaths, 45 recoveries
Zambia: 39 cases, one death
Zimbabwe: Nine cases, one death
WESTERN AFRICA
Benin: 16 cases, two recovery
Burkina Faso: 288 cases, 16 deaths, 50 recoveries
Cape Verde: Six cases, one death
Cote d’Ivoire: 194 cases, one death, 15 recoveries
Gambia: Four cases, one death, two recoveries
Ghana: 204 cases, five deaths, 3 recoveries
Guinea: 30 cases. one recovery
Guinea–Bissau: Nine cases
Liberia: Six cases
Mali: 36 cases, three deaths
Niger: 98 cases, five deaths
Nigeria: 190 cases, two deaths, 20 recoveries
Senegal: 207 cases, one death, 66 cases
Sierra Leone: Two cases
Togo: 40 cases, three deaths, 17 recoveries.
