Table.
COVID-19 testing needs and HIV testing in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa
| Tests to reach 1% of the population | Reported COVID-19 tests done* | HIV tests done (Oct 1–Dec 31, 2019) | HIV viral load tests done (Oct 1, 2018–Sept 30, 2019) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 593 087 | 161 004 | 7 287 515 | 2 730 530 |
| Kenya | 537 713 | 16 738 | 2 177 170 | 1 046 910 |
| Uganda | 457 410 | 20 329 | 2 098 734 | 1 012 685 |
| Mozambique | 312 554 | 1 644 | 1 814 959 | 583 689 |
| Tanzania | 597 342 | 652 | 1 462 879 | 913 255 |
| Nigeria | 2 061 396 | 10 061 | 1 160 920 | 576 469 |
| Malawi | 191 300 | 617 | 1 060 031 | 539 532 |
| Zambia | 183 840 | 5 341 | 948 247 | 643 163 |
| Zimbabwe | 148 629 | 6 067 | 645 402 | 487 182 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 263 783 | 1 545 | 495 543 | 200 337 |
| DR Congo | 895 614 | 1 425 | 203 859 | 72 549 |
| Cameroon | 265 459 | 6 352 | 197 965 | 89 113 |
| Rwanda | 129 522 | 18 556 | 187 915 | 85 657 |
| Ethiopia | 1 149 636 | 13 645 | 136 307 | 332 528 |
| South Sudan | 111 937 | 91 | 79 992 | 13 284 |
| Burundi | 118 908 | 204 | 61 074 | 33 772 |
| Botswana | 23 516 | 4 432 | 36 219 | 145 776 |
| Ghana | 310 729 | 68 591 | 25 426 | 13 733 |
| Overall | 8 352 375 | 337 294 | 20 080 157 | 9 520 164 |
Only countries for which there is full data available are included. Data obtained from Africa CDC and PEPFAR Panorama. COVID-19=coronavirus disease 2019.
*
Tests done up until April 26, 2020.