Morocco reported the highest number of new cases on the continent over the last seven days, more than South Africa and Ethiopia. South Africa has the highest recorded number of total cases and reported deaths in Africa, and the seventh highest number of cases in the world. Daily reported numbers and hospital admissions have been falling, but the number of deaths is not falling at the same rate. But a change in testing policy in South Africa could also have had an effect on the numbers of new cases. Nine countries account for 77% of the total tests conducted – South Africa, Morocco, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 10, 2020 16:52 UTC