Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases pass 3.53 million

The most affected African countries in terms of the number of Covid-19 positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, said the Africa CDC.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,534,360 as of Saturday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

Moroccan doctors wait for members of the health agency for a consultation, on the second day of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, at Cheikh Khalifa Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. A mass vaccination effort began Friday in the North African country after the king got Morocco's first injection. The bustling vaccination center is one of 600 set up in Rabat alone and aims to vaccinate more than 4,000 health professionals within three weeks. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar) (AP)

According to the continental disease control and prevention agency's Covid-19 dashboard, the death toll related to the pandemic in Africa stood at 89,839 as of Saturday.

A total of 3,014,896 people infected with Covid-19 have recovered across the continent so far, the African Union (AU) Commission's healthcare agency disclosed.

The Southern Africa region is the most affected area in Africa in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases, followed by the Northern Africa region, according to the agency.

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The most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, said the Africa CDC.

South Africa has reported the highest Covid-19-inflicted deaths in Africa, at 43,633 as of Saturday, according to the Africa CDC.

Meanwhile, the Africa CDC on Saturday said the ongoing second wave Covid-19 infections could be associated with the emergence of variants that are more transmissible.

At least 40 countries have experienced a second wave of the pandemic as of January 27, including all countries in the Southern Africa region, the Africa CDC said.

"This new wave of infections is thought to be associated with the emergence of variants that are more transmissible," the Africa CDC said.