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A student had her body temperature checked at a school in Yaounde, Cameroon, June 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Jean Pierre Kepseu)
The Africa CDCon Tuesday revealed the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,055,964 as the death toll rose to 23,582.
ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Tuesday revealed the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surged to 1,055,964 as the death toll rose to 23,582.
The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) Commission, in its latest situation update issued on Tuesday, said the number of COVID-19 cases across the African continent has risen from 1,047,218 on Monday to 1,055,964 as of Tuesday.
The Africa CDC also noted that the continent-wide COVID-19 related death toll reached 23,582, an increase of 329 deaths compared to Monday's 23,253.
The agency also said the number of people who recovered from COVID-19 infections also reached 744,438 so far.
Health workers disinfect medical supplies at the Fann Hospital in Dakar, Senegal, on Aug 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Eddy Peters)
South Africa currently has the most COVID-19 cases at 563,598. The country also has the highest COVID-19 related deaths, with the death toll currently standing at 10,621, according to the Africa CDC.
Egypt comes next with 95,666 COVID-19 cases and 5,035 COVID-19 related deaths followed by Nigeria, which has so far recorded 46,867 COVID-19 cases and 950 deaths, it was noted.
The Southern Africa region is the most affected area in terms of confirmed cases, followed by Northern Africa and Western Africa regions, respectively, the Africa CDC said.
Amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the African continent, the Africa CDC had also disclosed that about 34 African countries are under "full border closure" in an effort to halt the spread of the infectious virus.
