Source: Xinhua| 2021-02-28 21:39:55|Editor: huaxiaVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,888,006 as of Sunday afternoon, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. According to the continental disease control and prevention agency's Africa COVID-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 103,485 as of Sunday noon. The Southern Africa region is the most COVID-19 affected area in the continent in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases, followed by the Northern Africa region, according to the Africa CDC. South Africa has also reported the highest COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa, at 49,941, according to the Africa CDC. The north African countries of Egypt and Morocco have the second and third highest number of COVID-19 related deaths with 10,639 COVID-19 related deaths and 8,615 COVID-19 related deaths each respectively.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 28, 2021 13:41 UTC