Deaths due to coronavirus in Africa continue to increase
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The number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus cases in Africa rose by 55 in the last 24 hours, with the total at 1,080, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (Africa CDC).
Data compiled by the Africa CDC showed that total cases had reached 21,317 after 1,047 additional cases.
North Africa has been the hardest hit on the continent followed by its western, southern central and eastern regions.
Algeria registered the most deaths at 367 with 2,534 cases, while Egypt counted 224 deaths with 3,032 cases. Egypt remained the continent’s most impacted whiles the North African region generally contributed for some of the highest numbers.
Morocco has reported 138 deaths out of 2,820 total cases.
South Africa registered 52 deaths with 3,034 cases.
Meanwhile the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNECA, has warned that cases could spike across the continent as more testing is rolled out in the coming weeks.
Africa could see 300,000 deaths from the coronavirus this year even under the best-case scenario, according to a new report released Friday that cites modeling from Imperial College London.
Under the worst-case scenario with no interventions against the virus, Africa could see 3.3 million deaths and 1.2 billion infections, the report by the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa said.
Even with “intense social distancing.” under the best-case scenario the continent could see more than 122 million infections, the report said
