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Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 224,000 Across Continent

Cape Town — As of December 9, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  8,803,411 while over 157,091,842 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

Reported deaths in Africa reached  224,138 and  8,118,558 people have recovered. South Africa has the most reported cases  3,071,064 and  90,038 people died. Other most-affected countries are Morocco ( 950,946 ), Tunisia ( 718,866 ), Libya (  376,378 ), Ethiopia ( 372,588 ), Egypt ( 365,831 ) and Kenya ( 255,652 ).

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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