Africa coronavirus stats, countries with over 100K caseload

As of today, March1, 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 publishes the continent's stats and 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: March 1, 2021 at 07:30 GMT

3,896,496 = Total confirmed cases

323,823 = Active confirmed cases

3,468,976 = Recovered

103,697 = Confirmed deaths

Countries with over 100,000 cases

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

Total confirmed cases = 1,513,393

Active confirmed cases = 33,141

Recovered = 1,430,259

Deaths = 49,993

Algeria = 113,092

Egypt = 182,424

Ethiopia = 159,072

Kenya = 105,973

Libya = 133,338

Morocco = 483,654

Nigeria = 155,657

Tunisia = 233,277