Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) |

Coronavirus - African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (463,306) deaths (11,086), and recoveries (222,304)

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, July 5, 2020/APO Group/ --

African Union Member States (54) reporting COVID-19 cases (463,306) deaths (11,086), and recoveries (222,304) by region:

Central (35,969 cases; 770 deaths; 19,055 recoveries): Burundi (191; 1; 128), Cameroon (12,592; 313; 10,100), CAR (3,969; 48; 914), Chad (871; 74; 787), Congo (1,557; 44; 501), DRC (7,379; 182; 2,961), Equatorial Guinea (3,071; 51; 842), Gabon (5,620; 44; 2,555), Sao Tome & Principe (719; 13; 267).

Eastern (39,154; 1,127; 18,826): Comoros (309; 7; 241), Djibouti (4,736; 55; 4,580), Eritrea (215; 0; 56), Ethiopia (5,846; 103; 2,430), Kenya (7,577; 159; 2,236), Madagascar (2,728; 29; 1,078), Mauritius (341; 10; 330), Rwanda (1,092; 3; 523), Seychelles (81; 0; 11), Somalia (2,961; 92; 973), South Sudan (2,065; 40; 649), Sudan (9,767; 608; 4,673), Tanzania (509; 21; 178), Uganda (927; 0; 868).

Northern (110,669; 4,666; 43,803): Algeria (15,500; 946; 11,181), Egypt (74,035; 3,280; 20,103), Libya (989; 27; 258), Mauritania (4,827; 129; 1,805), Morocco (14,132; 234; 9,410), Tunisia (1,186; 50; 1,046).

Southern (194,870; 3,121; 94,036): Angola (346; 19; 108), Botswana (227; 1; 28), Eswatini (954; 13; 535), Lesotho (79; 0; 11), Malawi (1,613; 17; 317), Mozambique (969; 7; 256), Namibia (375; 0; 25), South Africa (187,977; 3,026; 91,227), Zambia (1,632; 30; 1,348), Zimbabwe (698; 8; 181).

Western (82,644; 1,402; 46,584): Benin (1,199; 21; 333), Burkina Faso (995; 53; 856), Cape Verde** (1,420; 16; 655), Côte d'Ivoire (10,462; 72; 4,807), Gambia (57; 2; 27), Ghana (19,388; 117; 14,330), Guinea (5,450; 33; 4,392), Guinea-Bissau (1,765; 25; 676), Liberia (869; 37; 369), Mali** (2,303; 118; 1,516), Niger (1,088; 68; 965), Nigeria (28,167; 634; 11,462), Senegal (7,272; 129; 4,713), Sierra Leone (1,533; 62; 1,051), Togo (676; 15; 432).

*Africa numbers are taken from official RCC and Member State reports.

**Official source inadvertently reported 1,421 cases for Cabo Verde, Africa CDC inadvertently reported 2,036 recoveries for Mali. Correct values now listed.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).