Africa CDC: More than 11.37 million cumulative covid cases in the African continent

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) reported that the African continent has recorded a total of 11,378,423 cumulative cases of COVID-19 until Sunday evening.

According to and organ of the African Union (AU), on the same date, the number of deaths linked to COVID-19 reached 251,756 cases, while recoveries stood at 10,749,930 patients.

South Africa tops the list of the most affected countries with a total of 3,740,398 cases since the appearance of COVID-19, underlines in particular CDC Africa.

On Thursday, the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa noted that the countries of the Continent must remain vigilant on the easing of restrictions related to COVID-19, despite the drop in the number of cases. for 16 consecutive weeks since the start of the pandemic.

“Despite the decline in the number of infections, it is essential that countries continue to be vigilant and maintain surveillance measures, including genomic surveillance to rapidly detect circulating COVID-19 variants, improve screening and intensify vaccination,” said Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa.