Table 1.
Africa COVID-19 Situation between late July and Early August 2020.
| Africa Union Region | Total Death/Trend 28 July−10 Augusta | Total Deaths/Trend 28 July−10 Augusta | Countries where Test per casesb <10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 50353 |  |
961 |  |
Cameroon (9) Central African Republic (6) Chad (9) Congo (6) DRC (5) Equatorial Guinea (9) Sao Tome & Principe (7) |
| Eastern | 91045 | |
2007 | |
Comoros (6)
Madagascar (4) Somalia (6) S. Sudan (6) Sudan (3) |
| Northern | 177118 | |
7126 | |
Algeria (4)
Egypt (5) |
| Southern | 589343 | |
11093 | |
Eswatini (9)
Malawi (7) South Africa(6) |
| Western | 140601 | |
2087 | |
Cote d'Ivoire (6)
Gambia (7) Guinea (8) Guinea Bissau (6) Nigeria (7) |
a
The total number of cases reported is the number of cases reported since the start of the epidemic. The trend compares new cases and new deaths during 28 July−10 August to 14–27 July to the previous 2-week period (14–27 July). The trend is illustrated in by an arrow icon: a green arrow indicates a decrease >5%, gray is a decrease/increase within 5%, and red means an increase >5%.
b
The test per case is the number of tests performed per positive case. Countries with a low number of tests per case (<10) may not be testing widely enough to find all cases. Africa CDC recommends 10–30 tests per case, as a benchmark of adequate testing (19).