As of Wednesday, April 1,
Johns Hopkins University data shows that only five of Africa's 54 countries
have reported no coronavirus cases, these are: Comoros, Lesotho, Sao Tome
and Principe, Malawi and South Sudan. Egypt became the first African
country to report a coronavirus case in February, and 49 of Africa's 54
countries have since then reported cases.
The virus has claimed more than 200
lives on the continent, including the lives of political figures
like Somalia's former Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein and the
former president of the Republic of Congo, Jacques Joachim
Yhombi-Opango. At least 5,820 coronavirus cases and 441 recoveries have been confirmed
on the continent.
South Africa has the highest number of coronavirus cases - 1,353, followed by Algeria with 716, Egypt with 710, Morocco with 638, Tunisia with 394, Burkina Faso with 261 and Cameroon with 233.
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