The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 1,930,981 with a death toll of 46,505 as of Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
READ ALSO: 130 U.S Secret Service Members Infected Or In Quarantine -Report
A total of 1,634,235 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, the continental disease control and prevention agency added.
According to the agency, the most COVID-19 affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
Data from the Africa CDC shows that the southern Africa region is the most COVID-19 affected region both in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases as well as the number of deaths.
The northern Africa region is the second most COVID-19-affected African region, according to the Africa CDC.