Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 145,000 Across Continent

5 July 2021
allAfrica.com

Cape Town — As of July 5 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,665,391 while over 35,094,444 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Reported deaths in Africa reached 145,539 and 4,873,981 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases 2,062,896 and 61,840 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco (534,550), Tunisia (443,631), Egypt (282,082), Ethiopia (276,435), Libya (195,042) and Kenya (185,868).

For the latest totals, see the AllAfrica interactive map with per-country numbers. The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (world map) using statistics from the World Health Organization and other international institutions as well as national and regional public health departments.

AllAfrica interactive map with per-country numbers.

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