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Africa’s COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 100,000 Mark

South Africa has reported the highest number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Africa, at 48,708, followed by Egypt, at 10,201, and Morocco, at 8,524.

The new variant has sparked global concerns due to fears it may spread faster and be resistant to vaccines / Photo credit: The Punch

The number of COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa has reached 100,294 on Friday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent also stood at 3,796,354, according to the continental disease control and prevention agency’s Africa COVID-19 dashboard.

South Africa has reported the highest number of deaths related to COVID-19 in Africa, at 48,708, followed by Egypt, at 10,201, and Morocco, at 8,524.

The southern Africa region is the area most affected by COVID-19 in terms of the number of confirmed cases, followed by the northern Africa region.

A total of 3,346,404 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, the agency said.

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