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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
The number of coronavirus cases in Africa has reached more than 3.91 million, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
At least 104,382 people have died from complications from the virus, the centers, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, said.
The continent has seen nearly 3.5 million patients recover, according to the update.
Of the continent’s five geographic regions, Southern Africa remained the hardest hit with 1.8 million cases and 56,800 deaths to date.
But the region also has the highest number of recoveries, now standing at 1.7 million.
North Africa has recorded 1.2 million cases, East Africa 409,200, West Africa 391,700 and Central Africa 104,600.
At least 33,100 people have died from the virus in North Africa, 7,600 in East Africa, 5,000 in West Africa and 1,800 in Central Africa.
Several African countries have received vaccines from the COVAX Equitable Distribution Facility, including Rwanda, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Angola, DR Congo, Kenya and The Gambia.
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