This news item shows updated data, obtained from Johns Hopkins University, concerning the incidence of diagnosed cases and deaths from the COVID-19 virus in Africa.
Africa currently has 8.703.067 diagnosed cases and 213.368 deaths from COVID-19 disease.
Countries with the highest average incidence of cases diagnosed in the last 7 days
| Country/Region | |
| South Africa | 10628 |
| Egypt | 915 |
| Zimbabwe | 689 |
| Libya | 466 |
| Sudan | 192 |
| Algeria | 188 |
| Eswatini | 181 |
The table above shows the countries that on average have had the highest incidence of COVID-19 diagnosed cases in the last 7 days. As can be seen, South Africa was the country with the highest daily incidence of cases (10.628), followed by Egypt (915) and Zimbabwe (689).
Countries with the highest average incidence of deaths in the last 7 days
| Country/Region | Incidence |
| Egypt | 51 |
| South Africa | 22 |
| Ethiopia | 8 |
| Sudan | 8 |
| Algeria | 7 |
| Libya | 7 |
| Tunisia | 5 |
As shown in the table above, Egypt is the country with the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the last 7 days, with 51 deaths per day, followed by South Africa with 22 and Ehiopia, with 8 deaths per day.
Total number of cases diagnosed and deaths due to COVID-19
The next table shows African countries with reported laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. Data as of 30 November 2021 – 09:26 a.m. CET.
| Reporting Country/ Territory/Area | Total Confirmed Cases | Total deaths |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2922116 | 89797 |
| Morocco | 946145 | 14774 |
| Tunisia | 712747 | 25363 |
| Ethiopia | 365167 | 6740 |
| Libya | 357338 | 5438 |
| Kenya | 253310 | 5333 |
| Nigeria | 211961 | 2975 |
| Zambia | 209734 | 3667 |
| Algeria | 206452 | 6058 |
| Botswana | 186594 | 2416 |
| Mozambique | 151292 | 1940 |
| Zimbabwe | 132977 | 4705 |
| Ghana | 130077 | 1209 |
| Namibia | 128927 | 3573 |
| Uganda | 126171 | 3252 |
| Cameroon | 102499 | 1791 |
| Rwanda | 99698 | 1342 |
| Senegal | 73917 | 1885 |
| Angola | 64433 | 1733 |
| Malawi | 61796 | 2305 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 61297 | 704 |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 57470 | 1104 |
| Eswatini | 46421 | 1248 |
| Madagascar | 43626 | 967 |
| Sudan | 40433 | 3114 |
| Mauritania | 37320 | 831 |
| Gabon | 35525 | 279 |
| Guinea | 30653 | 387 |
| Tanzania | 26154 | 730 |
| Togo | 26079 | 243 |
| Benin | 24749 | 161 |
| Seychelles | 22243 | 125 |
| Somalia | 21998 | 1327 |
| Lesotho | 21635 | 662 |
| Burundi | 20039 | 38 |
| Mauritius | 17698 | 240 |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 17323 | 349 |
| Mali | 16073 | 605 |
| Burkina Faso | 14793 | 281 |
| Djibouti | 13478 | 186 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 13368 | 173 |
| South Sudan | 12361 | 133 |
| Central African Republic | 11518 | 101 |
| Gambia | 9965 | 342 |
| Eritrea | 6834 | 60 |
| Sierra Leone | 6397 | 121 |
| Niger | 6366 | 254 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 6134 | 148 |
| Liberia | 5812 | 287 |
| Chad | 5069 | 175 |
Source: Johns Hopkins University
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