COVID-19 cases in Africa – The Commerce Africa https://thecommerceafrica.com African Reneissance Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:38:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9 COVID-19 Death Toll Hits 55,265 as South Africa Top Affected African Country https://thecommerceafrica.com/covid-19-death-toll-hits-55265-as-south-africa-top-affected-african-country/ https://thecommerceafrica.com/covid-19-death-toll-hits-55265-as-south-africa-top-affected-african-country/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2020 07:37:58 +0000 http://thecommerceafrica.com/?p=2925 While several African countries are experiencing an uprise in the number of Covid-19 infections, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that as of Dec 11, 2020, the continent had a little more than 2.3 million cases and nearly 2 million recoveries with a death toll of 55,265 people.

The top 3 most affected countries on the continent by cases are South Africa (836,764 cases), Morocco (391,529 cases), and Egypt (115,360).

By cases-to-death ratio, the most affected countries are Tunisia, with 107,814 cases and 3,758 deaths, Algeria, with 90,579 cases and 2,564 deaths, Ethiopia, with 115,360 cases and 1,779 deaths, and Kenya, with 90,305 cases and 1,568 deaths.

The number of cases is on the rise again due to the second wave of contamination that has broken out in several countries, particularly in the Maghreb and South Africa.

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Africa Capable of Rising from COVID-19 Ashes– Experts https://thecommerceafrica.com/africa-capable-of-rising-from-covid-19-ashes-experts/ https://thecommerceafrica.com/africa-capable-of-rising-from-covid-19-ashes-experts/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2020 08:49:30 +0000 http://thecommerceafrica.com/?p=2900 The 2020 African Economic Conference ended on an upbeat note on Thursday as the continent’s policymakers, leading researchers, economists and other experts called for a united approach to beating the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting called on the private sector to take up the opportunity to fill the gap in declining foreign direct investments to meet the critical needs of the continent.

“Though it has been challenging, COVID-19 has given Africa the opportunity to rethink development paradigms, reimagine the future, reposition the private sector, and reassess the way we utilize technology,” said Raymond Gilpin, Chief Economist and Head of the Strategy, Analysis and Research Team, at the United Nations Development Programme. “For too long we have seen how the private and public sectors have worked in opposite directions. There is a huge opportunity to work more closely.”

Hanan Morsy, Director of Macroeconomic Policy, Forecasting and Research at the African Development Bank, said she was hopeful after the deliberations.

“Discussions during the different plenary sessions, side events, and concurrent sessions restored our confidence in an Africa capable of rising from the COVID-19 ashes, becoming more resilient and inclusive…Let us make good use of our great ideas and good resolutions and turn them into concrete actions,” Morsy said.

She said the Bank was supporting the efforts of its regional member countries to contain the coronavirus and address its economic fallout.

“At the African Development Bank, we recognize the scale and complexity of this task. African countries would gain much by not working in silos to address the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. A concerted effort from all is needed,” Morsy said.

During the meeting opened by Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, African leaders, researchers, private sector discussed innovative solutions to ensure that the continent bounces back stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants rallied around a theme considered the most important and timely in the current crisis –Africa beyond COVID-19: Acceleration towards inclusive and sustainable development. Researchers presented papers on a wide array of topics related to the theme, including governance, the African Continental Free Trade Area, foreign direct investment and health.

“Overall, the 2020 African Economic Conference has provided innovative insights and perspectives on the policy challenges confronting African countries in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bartholomew Armah, Acting Director of the Macroeconomics and Governance Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa.

The 2020 edition of the African Economic Conference was jointly organized by the African Development Bank, the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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Coronavirus Cases in Africa Exceeds 2 million https://thecommerceafrica.com/coronavirus-cases-in-africa-exceeds-2-million/ https://thecommerceafrica.com/coronavirus-cases-in-africa-exceeds-2-million/#respond Mon, 23 Nov 2020 08:16:11 +0000 http://thecommerceafrica.com/?p=2744 Africa has just surpassed the 2 million mark for covid-19, according to new figures published by the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This announcement comes at a time when the world is facing an upsurge in coronavirus cases. Across the planet, there are 55 million infections with 1.3 million deaths and 35.7 million recoveries.

In Africa, the first confirmed case was reported in Egypt in February 2020. Six months later, one million positive cases were reported. Faced with this increase in cases, several African countries had announced strategies to end the disease for good. In addition to accelerating the process of screening populations, the African Union (AU) has implemented a strategy to enable countries on the continent to acquire future vaccines developed against the virus.

Today on the continent, there are 48,408 deaths and 1.7 million people who have recovered from coronavirus. With 847,992 cases, 22,139 deaths, and 776,809 recoveries, southern Africa has the highest number of infections.

North Africa has 656,514 cases with 17,459 deaths and 512,475 recoveries, East Africa reports 246,732 cases, 4,808 deaths and 167,634 recoveries, and West Africa reports 199,484 cases with 2,830 deaths and 187,314 recoveries. Central Africa closes the gap with 62,666 confirmed cases of coronavirus for 1,172 deaths and 59,266 recoveries.

The most affected country on the continent is South Africa, with more than 757,144 cases.

(Ecofin Agency)

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COVID-19 Cases in Africa Near 1.5m — Official https://thecommerceafrica.com/covid-19-cases-in-africa-near-1-5m-official/ https://thecommerceafrica.com/covid-19-cases-in-africa-near-1-5m-official/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2020 07:19:05 +0000 http://thecommerceafrica.com/?p=2192 The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa reached 1,497, 391 as of Saturday, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll due to illnesses related to COVID-19 in Africa has reached 36,504 as of today.

The continental disease control and prevention agency also said that the number of people who have recovered from the infectious virus across the continent had reached 1,236,859 so far.

The centre said that the most COVID-19 affected countries in Africa are South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, Ethiopia and Nigeria, respectively.

The Southern Africa region is the most COVID-19 affected region both in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases, as well as the number of deaths, it was noted.

The Northern Africa region is the second most COVID-19-affected African region, it also noted.

South Africa currently has the most COVID-19 cases, which hit 677,833.

The country also has the highest number of deaths related to COVID-19, at 16,909 according to the Africa CDC. (Xinhua/NAN)

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