Data last updated: 6:00pm GMT, 6 September 2023

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COVID-19 Information for Africa

Active Cases in Africa

COVID-19 in Africa
+0New Cases*
853,978,153Vaccinations
13,064,785Confirmed Cases
258,821Deaths
* Compared to yesterday's data
Cases
Deaths
Southern Africa
5,726,887
128,275
North Africa
3,788,362
88,914
East Africa
2,251,074
24,746
West Africa
954,703
12,178
Central Africa
343,759
4,708

In Africa, as of 1:56pm GMT, 6 September 2023, there have been 13,064,785 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 258,821 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 20 August 2023, a total of 853,978,153 vaccine doses have been administered.

Source:World Health Organization

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Regions Comparison

Southern Africa

5,726,887Confirmed

North Africa

3,788,362Confirmed

East Africa

2,251,074Confirmed

West Africa

954,703Confirmed

Central Africa

343,759Confirmed
Source:World Health Organization

Cases & Deaths by Country

South Africa

4,072,533Total Cases
102,595Total Deaths

Morocco

1,275,864Total Cases
16,297Total Deaths

Tunisia

1,153,361Total Cases
29,423Total Deaths

Egypt

516,023Total Cases
24,830Total Deaths

Libya

507,269Total Cases
6,437Total Deaths

Ethiopia

501,032Total Cases
7,574Total Deaths

Réunion

494,595Total Cases
921Total Deaths

Zambia

349,287Total Cases
4,069Total Deaths

Kenya

343,955Total Cases
5,689Total Deaths

Botswana

330,251Total Cases
2,800Total Deaths

Mauritius

309,204Total Cases
1,053Total Deaths

Algeria

271,852Total Cases
6,881Total Deaths

Nigeria

266,675Total Cases
3,155Total Deaths

Zimbabwe

265,737Total Cases
5,717Total Deaths

Mozambique

233,417Total Cases
2,243Total Deaths

Namibia

171,998Total Cases
4,098Total Deaths

Uganda

171,829Total Cases
3,632Total Deaths

Ghana

171,653Total Cases
1,462Total Deaths

Rwanda

133,194Total Cases
1,468Total Deaths

Cameroon

125,090Total Cases
1,974Total Deaths

Angola

105,384Total Cases
1,934Total Deaths

Democratic Republic of the Congo

97,697Total Cases
1,468Total Deaths

Senegal

89,014Total Cases
1,971Total Deaths

Malawi

88,908Total Cases
2,686Total Deaths

Côte d’Ivoire

88,338Total Cases
835Total Deaths

Eswatini

74,882Total Cases
1,427Total Deaths

Madagascar

68,319Total Cases
1,425Total Deaths

Cabo Verde

64,238Total Cases
415Total Deaths

Sudan

63,993Total Cases
5,046Total Deaths

Mauritania

63,714Total Cases
997Total Deaths

Burundi

54,241Total Cases
15Total Deaths

Seychelles

50,937Total Cases
172Total Deaths

Gabon

48,992Total Cases
307Total Deaths

United Republic of Tanzania

43,078Total Cases
846Total Deaths

Togo

39,513Total Cases
290Total Deaths

Guinea

38,563Total Cases
468Total Deaths

Lesotho

34,490Total Cases
706Total Deaths

Mali

33,152Total Cases
743Total Deaths

Benin

28,014Total Cases
163Total Deaths

Somalia

27,334Total Cases
1,361Total Deaths

Congo

25,196Total Cases
389Total Deaths

Burkina Faso

22,056Total Cases
396Total Deaths

South Sudan

18,368Total Cases
138Total Deaths

Equatorial Guinea

17,130Total Cases
183Total Deaths

Djibouti

15,690Total Cases
189Total Deaths

Central African Republic

15,367Total Cases
113Total Deaths

Gambia

12,626Total Cases
372Total Deaths

Eritrea

10,189Total Cases
103Total Deaths

Guinea-Bissau

9,614Total Cases
177Total Deaths

Niger

9,515Total Cases
315Total Deaths

Comoros

9,109Total Cases
160Total Deaths

Liberia

8,090Total Cases
294Total Deaths

Sierra Leone

7,762Total Cases
125Total Deaths

Chad

7,698Total Cases
194Total Deaths

Sao Tome and Principe

6,589Total Cases
80Total Deaths

Saint Helena

2,166Total Cases
0Total Deaths
Source:World Health Organization