The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa surpassed the 60,000 mark on Wednesday as countries switch focus to acquisition of vaccines to stop the virus. According to the latest data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s total number of reported deaths reached 60,254 by Wednesday afternoon from a caseload of 2,544,950. South Africa remains the hardest-hit country by the pandemic on the continent, having reported the highest number of infections and deaths. The country has registered 940,212 confirmed cases and 25,246 fatalities, accounting for 41.9 percent of Africa’s death toll and 36.9 percent of the total infections. A total of ten countries on the continent have registered more than 1,000 COVID-19 related deaths.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 23, 2020 16:18 UTC