There are now more than over 24,600 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.
Below is a picture of how the West African State is faring in regard to this pandemic
According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. The whole of Africa has rising cases with only two countries holding out as of April 18.
Major African stats as of April 22 as of 6:00 GMT:
- Confirmed cases = 24,696
- Number of deaths = 1,193
- Recoveries = 6,415
- Infected countries = 52
- Virus-free countries = 2 (Lesotho, Comoros)
Countries in alphabetical order
- Algeria – 2,811
- Angola – 24
- Benin – 54
- Botswana – 20
- Burkina Faso – 500
- Burundi – 11
- Cameroon – 1,163
- Cape Verde – 68
- Central African Republic – 14
- Chad – 33
- Comoros – 0
- Congo-Brazzaville – 165
- DR Congo – 350
- Djibouti – 945
- Egypt – 3,490
- Equatorial Guinea – 83
- Eritrea – 39
- Eswatini – 31
- Ethiopia – 114
- Gabon – 156
- (The) Gambia – 10
- Ghana – 1,042
- Guinea – 688
- Guinea-Bissau – 50
- Ivory Coast – 916
- Kenya – 296
- Lesotho – 0
- Liberia – 101
- Libya – 59
- Madagascar – 121
- Malawi – 17
- Mali – 258
- Mauritania – 7
- Mauritius – 328
- Morocco – 3,209
- Mozambique – 39
- Namibia – 16
- Niger – 657
- Nigeria- 782
- Rwanda – 150
- Sao Tome and Principe – 4
- Senegal – 412
- Seychelles – 11
- Sierra Leone – 50
- Somalia – 286
- South Africa – 3,465
- South Sudan – 4
- Sudan – 140
- Tanzania – 254
- Togo – 86
- Tunisia – 901
- Uganda – 61
- Zambia – 70
- Zimbabwe – 28
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