COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Also known as 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Africa, 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Africa, COVID-19 outbreak in Africa, Africa COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 Africa COVID-19 pandemic, COVID pandemic in Africa

ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Africa

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Disease: COVID-19
Pathogen: SARS-CoV-2
Location: Africa
First outbreak: Wuhan , Hubei, China
Arrival date: 14 February 2020, (6 years, 3 months and 4 weeks ago)
Confirmed cases: 11,984,539 (as of 10 May)
Active cases: 562,295 (as of 10 May)
Recovered: 11,168,212 (as of 10 May)
Deaths: 254,032 (as of 10 May)

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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Africa on 14 February 2020, with the first confirmed case announced in Egypt. The first confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa was announced in Nigeria at the end of February 2020. Within three months, the virus had spread throughout the continent, as Lesotho, the last African sovereign state to have remained free of the virus, reported a case on 13 May 2020. By 26 May, it appeared that most African countries were experiencing community transmission, although testing capacity was limited. Most of the identified imported cases arrived from Europe and the United States rather than from China where the virus originated.

In early June 2021, Africa faced a third wave of COVID infections with cases rising in 14 countries. By 4 July the continent recorded more than 251,000 new Covid cases, a 20% increase from the prior week and a 12% increase from the January peak. More than sixteen African countries, including Malawi and Senegal, recorded an uptick in new cases. The World Health Organization labelled it Africa's 'Worst Pandemic Week Ever'.