Coronavirus: Africa's death toll nears 27,000 mark

As of August 21, the confirmed Covid-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached has reached 1,158,236.

Reported deaths in Africa have reached 26,978 and recoveries 880,859.

South Africa has the most reported cases - 599,940, with deaths numbering 12,618. Other most-affected countries include Egypt (97,025), Nigeria (50,954), Algeria (40,258), and Ghana (43,260).

The numbers are compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (world map) using statistics from the World Health Organization and other international institutions as well national and regional public health departments. For the latest totals, see the AllAfrica clickable map with per-country numbers.