Table 2 Trend and distribution of confirmed cases, discharged cases, and fatality rate across Africa
S/No | Country | Confirmed cases | Total deaths | Recovered cases | Total test done | Population | Testing rate | Fatality rate | Recovery rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Africa | 1,359,569 | 32,678 | 1,104,047 | 2.40% | 81.21% | ||||
1 | South Africa | 649,793 | 15,447 | 577,906 | 3,918,478 | 59,461,240 | 6.59% | 2.38% | 88.94% |
2 | Egypt | 101,009 | 5648 | 84,161 | 135,000 | 102,722,504 | 0.13% | 5.59% | 83.32% |
3 | Morocco | 86,686 | 1,578 | 67,528 | 2,230,069 | 36,999,965 | 6.03% | 1.82% | 77.90% |
4 | Ethiopia | 64,301 | 1013 | 24,983 | 1,138,012 | 115,528,092 | 0.99% | 1.58% | 38.85% |
5 | Nigeria | 56,256 | 1082 | 44,152 | 440,248 | 207,152,368 | 0.21% | 1.92% | 78.48% |
6 | Algeria | 48,254 | 1,612 | 34,037 | 44,010,565 | 3.34% | 70.54% | ||
7 | Ghana | 45,434 | 286 | 44,342 | 450,872 | 31,202,737 | 1.44% | 0.63% | 97.60% |
8 | Kenya | 36,157 | 622 | 23,067 | 481,982 | 54,007,662 | 0.89% | 1.72% | 63.80% |
9 | Libya | 22,781 | 362 | 12,183 | 157,481 | 6,890,311 | 2.29% | 1.59% | 53.48% |
10 | Cameroon | 20,167 | 415 | 18,837 | 149,000 | 26,676,814 | 0.56% | 2.06% | 93.41% |
11 | Ivory Coast | 19,013 | 120 | 18,112 | 142,248 | 26,507,763 | 0.54% | 0.63% | 95.26% |
12 | Madagascar | 15,757 | 211 | 14,368 | 64,174 | 27,831,811 | 0.23% | 1.34% | 91.18% |
13 | Senegal | 14,280 | 297 | 10,520 | 158,751 | 16,831,055 | 0.94% | 2.08% | 73.67% |
14 | Zambia | 13,539 | 312 | 12,260 | 131,034 | 18,485,203 | 0.71% | 2.30% | 90.55% |
15 | Sudan | 13,516 | 835 | 6757 | 44,052,920 | 6.18% | 49.99% | ||
16 | DRC | 10,390 | 264 | 9756 | 90,093,630 | 2.54% | 93.90% | ||
17 | Guinea | 10,045 | 63 | 9292 | 28,140 | 13,203,001 | 0.21% | 0.63% | 92.50% |
18 | Namibia | 9719 | 101 | 6543 | 80,352 | 2,550,174 | 3.15% | 1.04% | 67.32% |
19 | Gabon | 8643 | 53 | 7706 | 135,615 | 2,236,175 | 6.06% | 0.61% | 89.16% |
20 | Zimbabwe | 7526 | 224 | 5678 | 154,733 | 14,906,868 | 1.04% | 2.98% | 75.45% |