TABLE 1:
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, February 25 to September 29, 2020. Adapted from WHO African Region COVID-19 open dashboard.
| Country | Cases | Deaths | Recovered cases | Death rates (%) | Infected healthcare workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 672 572 | 16 667 | 606 520 | 2.5 | 27 360 |
| Ethiopia | 74 584 | 1 191 | 30 952 | 1.6 | 1 506 |
| Nigeria | 58 647 | 1 111 | 49 937 | 1.9 | 2 175 |
| Algeria | 51 368 | 1 726 | 36 063 | 3.4 | 2 300 |
| Ghana | 46 482 | 301 | 45 651 | 0.6 | 2 065 |
| Kenya | 38 378 | 707 | 24 740 | 1.8 | 970 |
| Cameroon | 20 838 | 418 | 19 519 | 2.0 | 808 |
| Ivory Coast | 19 669 | 120 | 19 241 | 0.6 | 187 |
| Madagascar | 16 377 | 229 | 15 139 | 1.4 | 70 |
| Senegal | 14 919 | 309 | 12 231 | 2.1 | 349 |
| Zambia | 14 715 | 332 | 13 937 | 2.3 | 139 |
| Namibia | 11 140 | 121 | 8 937 | 1.1 | 455 |
| Guinee | 10 634 | 66 | 9 960 | 0.6 | 513 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 10 631 | 272 | 10 129 | 2.6 | 256 |
| Gabon | 8 752 | 54 | 7 955 | 0.6 | 57 |
| Mozambique | 8 556 | 59 | 5 205 | 0.7 | 473 |
| Uganda | 8 017 | 75 | 4 260 | 0.9 | 455 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 837 | 228 | 6 122 | 2.9 | 238 |
| Mauritania | 7 488 | 161 | 7 111 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Cabo Verde | 5 900 | 59 | 5 228 | 1.0 | 90 |
| Malawi | 5 772 | 179 | 4 245 | 3.1 | 280 |
| Eswatini | 5 462 | 108 | 4 859 | 2.0 | 284 |
| Congo | 5 089 | 89 | 3 995 | 1.7 | 166 |
| Guinee Eq. | 5 028 | 83 | 4 740 | 1.7 | 429 |
| Angola | 4 905 | 179 | 1 833 | 3.6 | 40 |
| Rwanda | 4 836 | 29 | 3 125 | 0.6 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 4 829 | 62 | 1 914 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Gambia | 3 579 | 112 | 2 161 | 3.1 | 142 |
| Botswana | 3 172 | 16 | 710 | 0.5 | 56 |
| Mali | 3 101 | 131 | 2 443 | 4.2 | 0 |
| South Sudan | 2 704 | 49 | 1 438 | 1.8 | 128 |
| Benin | 2 357 | 41 | 1 973 | 1.7 | 139 |
| Guinea Bissau | 2 324 | 39 | 1 549 | 1.7 | 282 |
| Sierra Leone | 2 222 | 72 | 1 685 | 3.2 | 230 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 028 | 57 | 1 279 | 2.8 | 117 |
| Togo | 1 759 | 48 | 1 341 | 2.7 | 68 |
| Lesotho | 1 565 | 35 | 822 | 2.2 | 20 |
| Liberia | 1 343 | 82 | 1 221 | 6.1 | 214 |
| Niger | 1 196 | 69 | 1 107 | 5.8 | 184 |
| Chad | 1 193 | 85 | 1 007 | 7.1 | 75 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 911 | 15 | 885 | 1.6 | 88 |
| Tanzania | 509 | 21 | 180 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Burundi | 508 | 1 | 472 | 0.2 | 35 |
| Comoros | 478 | 7 | 458 | 1.5 | 34 |
| Mauritius | 381 | 10 | 344 | 2.6 | 30 |
| Eritrea | 375 | 0 | 341 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Seychelles | 141 | 0 | 139 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total (N =47) | 1 175 271 | 25 825 | 985 103 | 2.2 | 43 514 |
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region, February 25 to September 29, 2020. Adapted from WHO African Region COVID-19 open dashboard.