Africa's COVID-19 caseload passes 4 million threshold

As of today, March 12, 2021; Africa COVID-19 caseload passed the 4 million threshold according to figures from the BBC's tracking website. A number of countries have started vaccination efforts.

Data from the John Hopkins University and Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, indicates that few countries are experiencing a third wave of infection - typical example being Kenya.

Most countries benefiting from the equitable vaccine COVAX initiative, see the inoculation of frontline health workers as crucial to conclusively combating the virus.

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 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 12, 2021 at 08:30 GMT

Total confirmed cases = 4,006,913

Active confirmed cases = 311,179

Recovered = 3,588,728

Confirmed deaths = 107,006

Countries with over 100,000 cases

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

Total confirmed cases = 1,525,648

Active confirmed cases = 27,035

Recovered = 1,447,503

Deaths = 51,110

Algeria = 114,851

Egypt = 189,000

Ethiopia = 171,210

Kenya = 111,185

Libya = 142,671

Morocco = 487,750

Nigeria = 159,933

Tunisia = 239,977

Africa's #COVID19 response is getting a much-awaited boost. More than 14.6 million vaccine doses have been delivered to 22 African countries in past 2 weeks through #COVAX.

COVAX is a multi-partner vaccine procurement platform co-led by @CEPIvaccines, @Gavi, @WHO & @UNICEF. pic.twitter.com/H74MryLACv

— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) March 12, 2021