Africa's Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Pass 2.5 Million As Rapid Testing to Manage Pandemic

23 December 2020

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent reached 2,508,815 as of Monday as the death toll due to the pandemic climbed to 59,099, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that a total of 2,108,302 people infected with COVID-19 had recovered across the continent as of Monday afternoon.

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