Coronavirus Present Situation in Africa

This news item shows updated data, obtained from various official sources (Johns Hopkins University, Reuters, WHO…), on the incidence of diagnosed cases and deaths due to the COVID-19 virus in Africa.

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African countries with Covid-19 incidence at record highs

Taking into account the historical maximum of COVID-19 infections, latest data checked May 16, the following is a list of African countries, whose weekly average of infections already exceeds 75%, according to data published by Reuters Agency:

• No African country is at its peak.

More information: Reuters

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Countries with the highest average incidence of cases diagnosed in the last 7 days

Having consulted the data as of May 16, 2022, during the last 7 days, 7.878 cases of COVID-19 were diagnosed in Africa.

Here are the seven countries with the highest average daily incidence of diagnosed cases:

Country/Region	Average incidence
South Africa	6.738
Tanzania	212
Mauritius	135
Namibia	114
Zimbabwe	96
Seychelles	78
Morocco	73

The table above shows the countries with the highest incidence of diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the last 7 days. As can be seen, South Africa is the country with the highest daily incidence of cases (6.738), followed by Tanzania (212) and Mauritius (135).

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Source: Johns Hopkins University

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