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Africa: Continent’s New Covid-19 Cases Surge as Omicron Spreads

Cape Town — As of December 3, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,683,745 while over 149,576,877 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Reported deaths in Africa reached  223,418 and  8,079,619 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases  2,988,148 and  89,915 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 950,223 ), Tunisia ( 717,908 ), Libya ( 374,821 ), Ethiopia ( 371,803 ), Egypt ( 360,435 ) and Kenya ( 255,260 ).

For the latest totals, see the AllAfrica interactive map  with per-country numbers. The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (world map) using statistics from the World Health Organization and other international institutions as well as national and regional public health departments.

AllAfrica interactive map  with per-country numbers.

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