The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases on the African continent reached 3,107,979 as of Wednesday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
According to the continent’s COVID-19 Africa’s board of diseases control and prevention, the death toll associated with the pandemic stood at 74,444 on Wednesday afternoon.
A total of 2,538,888 people infected with COVID-19 have been recovered across the continent to date, the group said.
The South African region is the most COVID-19-affected region in Africa in terms of the number of confirmed cases diagnosed, followed by the North African region, according to the Africa CDC.
The most affected African countries in terms of the number of advanced cases include South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, it was noted.
South Africa has also reported the highest deaths in Africa at COVID-19, at 34,334 on Wednesday, according to CDC Africa.