Africa coronavirus stats as deaths near 100,000 threshold

As of today, February 18, 2021; Africa has recorded over 3.8 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. A number of countries are gradually lifting restrictions imposed to curtail spread of the virus.

According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, the virus statistics remain fluid as countries work to stem spike in cases or avoid new waves of infection.

Africa's first case was recorded on February 14 in Egypt with the last to be infected being Lesotho. A year on, vaccines are the main issue as countries work to vaccinate the populace.

GhanaWeb will publish the continent's stats and daily figures as pertains to countries that have passed the 100,000 threshold.

Statistics are largely sourced from the John Hopkins University tallies, Africa CDC and from official government data.

Major African stats: Feb 18, 2021 at 06:30 GMT

Total confirmed cases = 3,785,411

Active confirmed cases = 352,782

Recovered = 3,332,815

Confirmed deaths = 99,814

Countries with over 100,000 cases

South Africa, is most impacted in Africa with close to 1.5 million cases.

Total confirmed cases = 1,496,439

Active confirmed cases = 48,132

Recovered = 1,399,829

Deaths = 48,478

Algeria = 111,247

Egypt = 175,677

Ethiopia = 149,308

Kenya = 103,332

Libya = 128,348

Morocco = 479,579

Nigeria = 149,369

Tunisia = 225,116