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Coronavirus in Africa: 42 countries infected, 12 virus-free

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:58 pm

There are now more than 700 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the pandemic.According to the latest data, of the WHO onCOVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when. The whole of Africa has rising cases with a sizeable number of countries holding out.We shall keep updating this list which will be put in sub-continental blocs: East, West, Central, southern and North Africa.The classifications are based on where the countries are located especially in the case of countries that belong to two different blocs, like Tanzania in East Africa, despite belonging to EAC and SADC.

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