A total of 2,990,890 people infected with COVID-19 have
recovered across the continent.
Southern Africa is the most affected region in Africa in
terms of the number of confirmed positive cases, followed by the northern
Africa region, according to the agency.
The most affected African countries in terms of the number
of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
South Africa has reported the highest COVID-19-inflicted
deaths in Africa, at 43,105 as of Friday, according to the Africa CDC.
On Thursday, the Africa CDC emphasised the crucial need to
intensify COVID-19 testing and tracing so as to effectively contain
transmission across the continent.
“Testing is the number one tool to fight this pandemic
because without testing we will be fighting blindly,” a statement quoted John
Nkengasong, Director of the Africa CDC, as saying.
“We also need to trace people who are infected, isolate them
and treat them.
“By supporting AU member states to do more testing and
tracing to identify and isolate infected persons, we will be able to control
the virus and limit transmission,” the director said. (Xinhua/NAN)
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