ADDIS ABABA, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,741,000 as of Saturday noon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union, said the death toll from the pandemic stands at 127,923 while 4,288,857 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.
South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia and Egypt are the countries with the most cases in the continent, according to the Africa CDC.
In terms of the number of cases, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by northern Africa and eastern Africa regions, while central Africa is the least affected region in the continent, according to the agency.
South Africa has recorded 1,628,335 COVID-19 cases, the most among African countries.
Morocco is so far the second African country to pass the 500,000 COVID-19 infections mark.
The country has registered 516,449 COVID-19 cases as of Saturday noon.
Tunisia rounds up the top three most COVID-19 affected African countries list with 332,833 COVID-19 infections. Enditem
