Africa breached the 200,000 mark on June 10 according to the AU’s Africa Centers for Disease Control, which at the time reported that there were 203,899 cases along with 5,530 deaths and 91,398 recoveries.
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May 22: Cases pass 100,000 mark
Confirmed cases of coronavirus across Africa passed the 100,000 mark barely 24-hours after the deaths hit 3,000.
The five most impacted nations were as follows:
South Africa: 19,137 confirmed cases
Egypt: 15,003
Algeria: 7,728
Morocco: 7,300
Nigeria: 7,016
South Africa is the most impact across the continent and in the southern African region.
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April 18: Cases across Africa pass 20,000 mark
Confirmed cases of coronavirus passed the 20,000 mark barely 24-hours after the deaths topped 1,000.
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April 17: Africa’s coronavirus deaths pass 1,000 mark as cases approach 20,000
Africa’s coronavirus deaths have surpassed the 1,000 mark according to tallies by the john Hopkins University.