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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP

Weekly Data Flash on Covid-19 in Africa1:

The situation as of Sunday August 09, 2020

Statistics Department (ECST)

1 This briefing note has been prepared by Bora Roza Mamuye, Senior Statistician and Chaouch Anouar, Statistician under the supervision of Kouakou Koua Louis, Division Manager ECST.1 and the guidance of Lufumpa Charles Leyeka, Acting Chief Economist and Vice President for ECVP.

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in Africa as of August 09, 2020 1

Data Annexes: Africa 3

Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in Central Africa as of August 09, 2020 5

Data Annexes: Central Africa 6

Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in East Africa as of August 09, 2020 8

Data Annexes: East Africa 9

Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in North Africa as of August 09, 2020 11

Data Annexes: North Africa 12

Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in Southern Africa as of August 09, 2020 14

Data Annexes: Southern Africa 15

Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in West Africa as of August 09, 2020 17

Data Annexes: West Africa 18

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in Africa as of August 09, 20202

• Globally, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases reached 19,792,519 as of August

09, 2020, the majority of which (53.8%) were in the Americas, followed by Asia (25.3%) and Europe (15.5%). A total of 1,713,418 new cases were reported in the review week, which is 8.8% lower than the previous week. The number of deaths reached 730,089 while 12,076,790 cases have recovered so far, representing 61% of confirmed Covid-19 cases. The number of active cases stands at 6,985,640.

• The number of cases and deaths in Africa and its share globally have been steadily increasing, while the share of active cases started to fall owing to higher recovery rates. As of August 09, 2020, Africa accounted for 5.3% of the global cases, 3.2% of deaths, 6.1% of recovered cases and 4.2% of active cases.

• As of Sunday August 09, 2020, over 9.6 million people had been tested for Covid-19 in Africa; one third of these tests were conducted in South Africa. Regionally, Southern Africa and North Africa accounted for 65.4% of the tests conducted.

• Considering tests in relation to population size, Mauritius leads with 161,417 tests per 1 million people, followed by Cabo Verde (110,853), Djibouti (60,979), South Africa (54,808), Gabon (40,177), Morocco (39,283) and Seychelles (33,494). The average tests per 1 million people in Africa, stands at 7,178- an increase of 8% over the past week.

• Tests per case in Africa stand at 9.2 as of August 09, 2020, which means there is one confirmed case for every 9 tests conducted, compared to 18.6 for the world. Regionally, tests per case were relatively higher for East Africa at 20.7, followed by North Africa at 12.5, West Africa at 9.4, Central Africa at 8.1 and Southern Africa at 6.7.

• As of August 09, 2020, the total number of confirmed cases in Africa reached 1,048,268. Southern Africa is the most affected region, with 57.5% of the cases reported, followed by North Africa at 16.9% and West Africa at 13.4%. The least affected region is Central Africa, with 4.7% of reported cases, followed by East Africa, representing 7.4% of the total cases in Africa. Southern Africa was the region with the highest number of cases, with 93% of those cases reported in the nation of South Africa; the remaining countries of the region are among the least affected.

• More than half (53.4%) of the total cases in Africa were reported in South Africa, followed by Egypt which accounted for 9.1%, as of August 09, 2020. South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria and Morocco together account for 77% of the cases in Africa. Five countries with the least number of cases are Seychelles, Eritrea, Mauritius, Comoros and Burundi, which

collectively account for less than 0.2% of the cases in Africa. Considering population size, South Africa, Djibouti, Cabo Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Gabon are the five countries with the

2 Tanzania has not released data on Covid-19 since May 08, 2020.

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highest number of confirmed cases per million people. Rates in these countries range from 9,561 in South Africa to 3,646 in Gabon.

• In the week under review, a total of 90,519 new cases were reported in Africa, which is 18% lower compared to the previous week. These new cases in Africa account for 5.3% of the weekly new cases recorded globally. The Southern Africa region, principally South Africa, accounted for 60.5% of the weekly new cases, followed by North Africa (15.8%), West Africa (11.3%), East Africa (10.1%) and Central Africa (2.2%).

• As of August 09, 2020, a total of 23,279 deaths were reported in Africa, of which 48.4% were in Southern Africa, 30.7% in North Africa, 9.0% in West Africa, 7.9% in East Africa and 4.1% in Central Africa. South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria and Sudan are the five countries with the highest reported deaths due to Covid-19. A total of 2,973 new deaths were reported in the week under review, which is an increase of 17% compared to the preceding week. As of August 09, 2020, Eritrea and Seychelles are the only countries in Africa not to have reported any deaths since the onset of the pandemic.

• The case fatality rate (CFR) for Africa stands at 2.2% in the review period, compared to 3.7% globally. Regionally, West Africa has the lowest CFR at 1.5%, followed by Southern Africa and Central Africa at 1.9%, while East Africa at 2.4% and North Africa at 4.0% recorded higher CFRs than the African average. Higher than or equal to global average CFRs have been observed in nine African countries, namely Chad at 8.1%, Sudan at 6.5%, Liberia at 6.4%, Niger at 6.0%, Egypt 5.2%, Mali at 4.9%, Burkina Faso at 4.6%, Angola at 4.5% and Algeria at 3.7%.

• As of August 09, 2020, Africa reported 733,164 recovered cases, which is 70% of total confirmed cases. The recovery rate is higher than the African average in West Africa (78.5%), Southern Africa (72.6%) and Central Africa (72.1%), while North Africa (60.8%) and East Africa (52.3%) showed relatively lower recovery rates. In the week under review, 121,146 newly recovered cases were reported.

• As of August 09, 2020, the total number of active cases in Africa stands at 291,825, which is a reduction of 33,600 cases over the previous week. All the regions, except East Africa, saw a reduction in the number of active cases, in the past two consecutive weeks, as the numbers of recovered cases were higher than the number of newly recorded within the period.

• For more information on Covid-19, please visit the Bank’s Africa Information Highway

https://africacovid.opendataforafrica.org/.

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World 31-Dec 19,792,519 1,713,418 1,877,925 -164,507 730,089 40,743 41,418 -675 12,076,790 1,411,766 1,289,065 122,701 6,985,640 260,909 547,442 -286,533 367,541,575 47,152

Africa 14-Feb 1,048,268 90,519 110,657 -20,138 23,279 2,973 2,541 432 733,164 121,146 121,020 126 291,825 -33,600 -12,904 -20,696 9,610,027 7,178

Central Africa 6-Mar 49,489 2,017 3,326 -1,309 947 20 53 -33 35,679 2,358 4,855 -2,497 12,863 -361 -1,582 1,221 403,138 2,752

East Africa 13-Mar 77,394 9,160 10,251 -1,091 1,850 183 215 -32 41,140 7,863 2,848 5,015 34,404 1,114 7,188 -6,074 1,600,002 4,261

North Africa 14-Feb 177,560 14,354 13,217 1,137 7,136 367 429 -62 108,022 18,754 14,786 3,968 62,402 -4,767 -1,998 -2,769 2,217,096 10,740

Southern Africa 5-Mar 603,231 54,765 74,124 -19,359 11,259 2,248 1,757 491 437,890 70,925 88,698 -17,773 154,082 -18,408 -16,331 -2,077 4,063,864 19,063

West Africa 28-Feb 140,594 10,223 9,739 484 2,087 155 87 68 110,433 21,246 9,833 11,413 28,074 -11,178 -181 -10,997 1,325,927 3,338

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Summary of COVID-19 tracking in Africa: Situation for the week ending 09 August 2020

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29-Feb; 3

31-Mar; 5,781

30-Apr; 38,819 31-May; 146,785

30-Jun; 404,786

31-Jul; 928,145

9-Aug; 1,048,268

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Africa: Total Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 200

30-Apr; 1,634 31-May; 4,222

30-Jun; 10,146

31-Jul; 19,682

9-Aug; 23,279

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Africa: Total Deaths

28-Feb; 2 31-Mar; 5,171

30-Apr; 24,647 31-May; 80,796

30-Jun; 202,048

31-Jul; 328,119

9-Aug; 291,825

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Africa: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 348

30-Apr; 3,33831-May; 15,335

30-Jun; 32,724

31-Jul; 47,242

9-Aug; 49,489

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Central Africa: Total Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 15

30-Apr; 110

31-May; 379

30-Jun; 715

31-Jul; 926

9-Aug; 947

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29-Feb; 0

31-Mar; 325

30-Apr; 2,083

31-May; 9,325

30-Jun; 15,524

31-Jul; 13,827

9-Aug; 12,863

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Central Africa: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 29230-Apr; 3,56131-May; 15,999

30-Jun; 34,262

31-Jul; 65,271

9-Aug; 77,394

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 430-Apr; 98

31-May; 498

30-Jun; 1,036

31-Jul; 1,595

9-Aug; 1,850

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East Africa: Total Deaths

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 28230-Apr; 2,189

31-May; 10,913

30-Jun; 17,202

31-Jul; 31,491

9-Aug; 34,404

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East Africa: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 2 31-Mar; 2,453

30-Apr; 15,029 31-May; 43,949

30-Jun; 101,112

31-Jul; 160,260

9-Aug; 177,560

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North Africa: Total Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 13730-Apr; 1,057

31-May; 1,893

30-Jun; 4,296

31-Jul; 6,649

9-Aug; 7,136

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North Africa: Total Deaths

29-Feb; 131-Mar; 2,08330-Apr; 9,499

31-May; 23,773

30-Jun; 56,677

31-Jul; 69,003

9-Aug; 62,402

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North Africa: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 1,635

30-Apr; 6,546 31-May; 36,477

30-Jun; 160,331

31-Jul; 527,673

9-Aug; 603,231

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Southern Africa: Total Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 14 30-Apr; 127

31-May; 73530-Jun; 2,776

31-Jul; 8,597

9-Aug; 11,259

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Southern Africa: Total Deaths

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 1,587

30-Apr; 3,829

31-May; 17,192

30-Jun; 79,916

31-Jul; 174,641

9-Aug; 154,082

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Southern Africa: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 131-Mar; 1,053

30-Apr; 10,34531-May; 35,025

30-Jun; 76,357

31-Jul; 127,699

9-Aug; 140,594

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West Africa: Total Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 30

30-Apr; 242

31-May; 717

30-Jun; 1,323

31-Jul; 1,915

9-Aug; 2,087

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West Africa: Total Deaths

29-Feb; 1 31-Mar; 894

30-Apr; 7,047

31-May; 19,593

30-Jun; 32,729

31-Jul; 39,157

9-Aug; 28,074

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Central Africa

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in Central Africa as of August 09, 2020

• As of Sunday, August 09, 2020, the number of total cases in the Central Africa region reached 49,489. The region reported 2,017 new cases in the review week, which is a 39% reduction compared to the new cases reported in the preceding week. The total number of deaths reported reached 947, recording 20 new deaths in the review week. The number of total recovered cases reached 35,679 with newly recovered cases during the review week amounting to 2,358. The total number of active cases stands at 12,863, which is a decline of 361cases in the review week.

• Cameroon accounted for 36.5% of the total cases and 39% of the new cases in the region during the week under review. Chad has the least number of cases in the region at 944.

• The average case fatality rate (CFR) for the region stands at 1.9%. The highest CFR in the region is reported in Chad at 8.1% and the lowest in Gabon at 0.6%.

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Central Africa 6-Mar 49,489 2,017 3,326 -1,309 947 20 53 -33 35,679 2,358 4,855 -2,497 12,863 -361 -1,582 1,221 403,138 2,752

Cameroon 6-Mar 18,042 787 547 240 395 4 6 -2 15,320 0 781 -781 2,327 783 -240 1,023 159,192 5,997

Central African Rep. 15-Mar 4,641 27 15 12 60 1 0 1 1,721 86 89 -3 2,860 -60 -74 14 29,817 6,174

Chad 19-Mar 944 8 21 -13 76 1 0 1 839 26 3 23 29 -19 18 -37 8,329 507

Congo Rep. of 15-Mar 3,664 464 162 302 58 4 3 1 1,589 760 73 687 2,017 -300 86 -386 23,393 4,239

Congo Dem. Rep. 10-Mar 9,454 339 284 55 224 9 11 -2 8,324 1,005 1,809 -804 906 -675 -1,536 861 48,628 543

Equatorial Guinea 14-Mar 4,821 0 1,750 -1,750 83 0 32 -32 2,182 0 1,340 -1,340 2,556 0 378 -378 44,356 31,615

Gabon 12-Mar 7,923 392 547 -155 51 1 1 0 5,704 481 760 -279 2,168 -90 -214 124 89,423 40,177


Summary of COVID-19 tracking in Central Africa: Situation for the week ending 09 August 2020

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29-Feb; 0

31-Mar; 182

30-Apr; 837

31-May; 2,145

30-Jun; 2,179

31-Jul; 1,544

9-Aug; 2,327

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30-Apr; 40

31-May; 986

30-Jun; 2911

31-Jul; 2,943

9-Aug; 2,860

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28-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 730-Apr; 35

31-May; 222

30-Jun; 11

31-Jul; 48

9-Aug; 29

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 19 30-Apr; 19231-May; 412

30-Jun; 594

31-Jul; 2,317

9-Aug; 2,017

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 88

30-Apr; 468

31-May; 2,550

30-Jun; 5,443

31-Jul; 2,059

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 11

30-Apr; 305 31-May; 1,094

30-Jun; 1,454

31-Jul; 2,556

9-Aug; 2,556

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29-Feb; 0

31-Mar; 15 30-Apr; 206

31-May; 1,916

30-Jun; 2,932

31-Jul; 2,360

9-Aug; 2,168

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in East Africa as of August 09, 2020

• As of Sunday, August 09, 2020, the number of total cases in the East Africa region reached 77,394. The region reported 9,160 new cases in the review week, which is 11% lower compared to the new cases reported in the preceding week. The total number of deaths reported reached 1,850, recording 183 new deaths in the review week. The number of total recovered cases reached 41,140 with newly recovered cases during the review week amounting to 7,863. The total number of active cases stands at 34,404, which is an increase of 1,114 cases in the review week.

• Kenya accounted for 34.2% of the total cases and 47.8% of the new cases in the region during the week under review. Seychelles has the least number of cases in the region at 126.

• The average case fatality rate (CFR) for the region stands at 2.4%. The highest CFR in the region is reported in Sudan at 6.5% and the lowest in Eritrea and Seychelles, where no deaths have been reported to date.

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East Africa 13-Mar 77,394 9,160 10,251 -1,091 1,850 183 215 -32 41,140 7,863 2,848 5,015 34,404 1,114 7,188 -6,074 1,600,002 4,261

Burundi 31-Mar 408 13 34 -21 1 0 0 0 315 11 25 -14 92 2 9 -7 17,306 1,455

Comoros 2-May 392 6 32 -26 7 0 0 0 369 39 2 37 16 -33 30 -63 1,537 1,767

Djibouti 18-Mar 5,344 183 111 72 59 0 1 -1 5,106 87 53 34 179 96 57 39 60,247 60,979

Eritrea 21-Mar 285 6 16 -10 0 0 0 0 245 20 36 -16 40 -14 -20 6 8,348 2,354

Ethiopia 13-Mar 22,818 4,112 4,738 -626 407 97 87 10 10,206 2,605 1,385 1,220 12,205 1,410 3,266 -1,856 497,971 4,332

Kenya 13-Mar 26,436 4,383 4,450 -67 420 51 89 -38 12,961 4,484 734 3,750 13,055 -152 3,627 -3,779 353,727 6,578

Rwanda 14-Mar 2,140 78 241 -163 7 2 0 2 1,346 202 226 -24 787 -126 15 -141 298,780 23,068

Seychelles 15-Mar 126 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 125 86 0 86 1 -74 0 -74 3,294 33,494

Somalia 16-Mar 3,227 7 42 -35 93 0 0 0 1,728 130 77 53 1,406 -123 -35 -88 14,935 940

South Sudan 5-Apr 2,470 41 167 -126 47 1 1 0 1,175 0 0 0 1,248 40 166 -126 12,306 1,099

Sudan 13-Mar 11,956 218 353 -135 781 29 35 -6 6,266 129 247 -118 4,909 60 71 -11 31,070 709

Tanzania 16-Mar 509 … … … 21 … … … 183 … … … 305 … … … 3,880 65

Uganda 21-Mar 1,283 101 67 34 7 3 2 1 1,115 70 63 7 161 28 2 26 296,601 6,484


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Summary of COVID-19 tracking in East Africa: Situation for the week ending 09 August 2020

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31-Mar; 2 30-Apr; 6 31-May; 29

30-Jun; 54

31-Jul; 82

9-Aug; 92

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31-May; 78

30-Jun; 96

31-Jul; 41

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30-Apr; 445

31-May; 1,826

30-Jun; 104

31-Jul; 27

9-Aug; 179

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30-Apr; 13

31-May; 0

30-Jun; 150

31-Jul; 54

9-Aug; 40

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 24 30-Apr; 69 31-May; 952

30-Jun; 3,313

31-Jul; 10,306

9-Aug; 12,205

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 57

30-Apr; 235

31-May; 1,420

30-Jun; 4,179

31-Jul; 12,130

9-Aug; 13,055

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31-Mar; 7530-Apr; 139

31-May; 113

30-Jun; 576

31-Jul; 911

9-Aug; 787

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30-Apr; 5

31-May; 0

30-Jun; 70

31-Jul; 75

9-Aug; 1

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 4

30-Apr; 542

31-May; 1,550

30-Jun; 1,924

31-Jul; 1,557

9-Aug; 1,406

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 030-Apr; 35

31-May; 978

30-Jun; 1,690

31-Jul; 1,101

9-Aug; 1,248

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 4 30-Apr; 372

31-May; 3,317

30-Jun; 4,67131-Jul; 4,779

9-Aug; 4,909

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 17

30-Apr; 297

31-May; 305

30-Jun; 305

31-Jul; 305

9-Aug; 305

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31-Mar; 4430-Apr; 31

31-May; 345

30-Jun; 70

31-Jul; 123

9-Aug; 161

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in North Africa as of August 09, 2020

• As of Sunday, August 09, 2020, the number of total cases in the North Africa region reached 177,560. The region reported 14,354 new cases in the review week, which is an increase of 8.6% compared to the new cases reported in the preceding week. The total number of deaths reported reached 7,136, recording 367 new deaths in the review week. The number of total recovered cases reached 108,022, with newly recovered cases during the review week amounting to 18,754. The total number of active cases stands at 62,402, which is a decline of 4,767 cases in the review week.

• Egypt accounted for 53.7% of the total cases, while Morocco accounted for 53.6% of the new cases in the region during the week under review. Tunisia has the least number of cases in the region at 1,697.

• The average case fatality rate (CFR) for the region stands at 4.0%. The highest CFR in the region is reported in Egypt at 5.2% and the lowest in Morocco at 1.5%.

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North Africa 14-Feb 177,560 14,354 13,217 1,137 7,136 367 429 -62 108,022 18,754 14,786 3,968 62,402 -4,767 -1,998 -2,769 2,217,096 10,740

Algeria 26-Feb 35,160 3,695 4,108 -413 1,302 71 76 -5 24,506 3,087 3,331 -244 9,352 537 701 -164 92,786 2,116

Egypt 14-Feb 95,492 1,009 2,421 -1,412 5,009 144 259 -115 52,678 10,223 8,624 1,599 37,805 -9,358 -6,462 -2,896 444,685 4,345

Libya 25-Mar 5,451 1,614 1,168 446 119 36 23 13 701 78 70 8 4,631 1,500 1,075 425 61,077 8,889

Mauritania 14-Mar 6,523 200 152 48 157 0 1 -1 5,527 412 685 -273 839 -212 -534 322 63,874 13,737

Morocco 5-Mar 33,237 7,700 5,259 2,441 498 116 69 47 23,347 4,912 1,997 2,915 9,392 2,672 3,193 -521 1,449,968 39,283

Tunisia 5-Mar 1,697 136 109 27 51 0 1 -1 1,263 42 79 -37 383 94 29 65 104,706 8,859


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Summary of COVID-19 tracking in North Africa: Situation for the week ending 09 August 2020

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29-Feb; 1

31-Mar; 62630-Apr; 1,777

31-May; 2,993

30-Jun; 3,098

31-Jul; 8,647

9-Aug; 9,352

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 507

30-Apr; 3,764

31-May; 17,989

30-Jun; 46,898

31-Jul; 49,635

9-Aug; 37,805

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28-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 9 30-Apr; 4031-May; 99 30-Jun; 591

31-Jul; 2,929

9-Aug; 4,631

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 330-Apr; 1

31-May; 480

30-Jun; 2,612

31-Jul; 1,191

9-Aug; 8390

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 557

30-Apr; 3,269

31-May; 2,143

30-Jun; 3,385

31-Jul; 6,311

9-Aug; 9,392

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29-Feb; 0

31-Mar; 381

30-Apr; 648

31-May; 69

30-Jun; 93

31-Jul; 290

9-Aug; 383

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Southern Africa

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in Southern Africa as of August 09, 2020

• As of Sunday, August 09, 2020, the number of total cases in the Southern Africa region reached 603,231. The region reported 54,765 new cases in the review week, which is 26% lower compared to the new cases reported in the preceding week. The total number of deaths reported reached 11,259, recording 2,248 new deaths in the review week. The number of total recovered cases reached 437,890, with newly recovered cases during the review week amounting to 70,925. The total number of active cases stands at 154,082, which is a decline of 18,408 cases in the review week.

• South Africa accounted for 93% of the total cases and 88.3% of the new cases in the region during the week under review. Mauritius has the least number of cases in the region at 344.

• The average case fatality rate (CFR) for the region stands at 1.9%. The highest CFR in the region is reported in Angola at 4.5% and the lowest in Botswana at 0.2%.

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Southern Africa 5-Mar 603,231 54,765 74,124 -19,359 11,259 2,248 1,757 491 437,890 70,925 88,698 -17,773 154,082 -18,408 -16,331 -2,077 4,063,864 19,063

Angola 27-Mar 1,672 473 267 206 75 20 15 5 567 106 219 -113 1,030 347 33 314 64,747 1,970

Botswana 16-Mar 804 0 118 -118 2 0 1 -1 63 0 11 -11 739 0 106 -106 74,234 31,567

Eswatini 14-Mar 3,236 461 568 -107 58 15 11 4 1,607 393 228 165 1,571 53 329 -276 27,428 23,641

Lesotho 13-May 742 24 213 -189 23 4 7 -3 175 2 45 -43 544 18 161 -143 8,771 4,094

Madagascar 20-Mar 13,086 1,558 2,233 -675 148 34 29 5 10,816 2,372 2,865 -493 2,122 -848 -661 -187 48,498 1,751

Malawi 2-Apr 4,658 427 591 -164 146 23 24 -1 2,375 456 280 176 2,137 -52 287 -339 34,763 1,817

Mauritius 18-Mar 344 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 334 2 0 2 0 -2 0 -2 205,285 161,417

Mozambique 27-Mar 2,269 323 277 46 16 3 2 1 840 186 61 125 1,413 134 214 -80 68,686 2,198

Namibia 14-Mar 2,949 655 519 136 19 8 3 5 704 517 112 405 2,226 130 404 -274 33,985 13,375

São Tomé & Príncipe 6-Apr 878 4 11 -7 15 0 1 -1 800 18 86 -68 63 -14 -76 62 3,141 14,332

South Africa 5-Mar 559,859 48,374 66,052 -17,678 10,408 2,042 1,597 445 411,474 64,247 82,150 -17,903 137,977 -17,915 -17,695 -220 3,250,583 54,808

Zambia 18-Mar 8,085 1,738 1,866 -128 235 65 31 34 6,698 2,205 2,143 62 1,152 -532 -308 -224 93,995 5,113

Zimbabwe 25-Mar 4,649 728 1,409 -681 104 34 36 -2 1,437 421 498 -77 3,108 273 875 -602 149,748 10,075


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Summary of COVID-19 tracking in Southern Africa: Situation for the week ending 09 August 2020

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29-Feb; 0

31-Mar; 4 30-Apr; 18

31-May; 64

30-Jun; 178

31-Jul; 659

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 3

30-Apr; 17

31-May; 14

30-Jun; 198

31-Jul; 739

9-Aug; 739

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28-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 930-Apr; 87

31-May; 94

30-Jun; 393

31-Jul; 1,393

9-Aug; 1,571

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 030-Apr; 0

31-May; 130-Jun; 23

31-Jul; 447

9-Aug; 544

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 57 30-Apr; 36

31-May; 597

30-Jun; 1,200

31-Jul; 2,955

9-Aug; 2,122

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30-Apr; 2731-May; 238

30-Jun; 950

31-Jul; 2,089

9-Aug; 2,137

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31-Mar; 138

30-Apr; 1231-May; 330-Jun; 5

31-Jul; 2

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 8

30-Apr; 6431-May; 161

30-Jun; 651

31-Jul; 1,212

9-Aug; 1,413

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 9 30-Apr; 8 31-May; 1030-Jun; 181

31-Jul; 1,953

9-Aug; 2,226

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 030-Apr; 10

31-May; 403

30-Jun; 465

31-Jul; 78

9-Aug; 63

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 1,317

30-Apr; 3,471

31-May; 15,191

30-Jun; 75,009

31-Jul; 159,007

9-Aug; 137,977

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 35

30-Apr; 48 31-May; 271 30-Jun; 241

31-Jul; 2,009

9-Aug; 1,152

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 730-Apr; 31

31-May; 145 30-Jun; 422

31-Jul; 2,098

9-Aug; 3,108

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West Africa

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Highlights of the Covid-19 Situation in West Africa as of August 09, 2020

• As of Sunday August 09, 2020, the number of total cases in the West Africa region reached 140,594. The region reported 10,223 new cases in the review week, which is a 5% increase compared to the new cases reported in the preceding week. The total number of deaths reported reached 2,087, recording 155 new deaths in the review week. The number of total recovered cases reached 110,433, with newly recovered cases during the review week amounting to 21,246. The total number of active cases stands at 28,074 which is a decline of 11,178 cases in the review week.

• Nigeria accounted for 33.1% of the total cases, while Ghana accounted for 39.0% of the new cases in the region during the week under review. Togo has the least number of cases in the region at 1,060.

• The average case fatality rate (CFR) for the region stands at 1.5%. The highest CFRs in the region are reported in Liberia at 6.4% and the lowest in Ghana at 0.5%.

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West Africa 28-Feb 140,594 10,223 9,739 484 2,087 155 87 68 110,433 21,246 9,833 11,413 28,074 -11,178 -181 -10,997 1,325,927 3,338

Benin 16-Mar 1,936 131 35 96 38 2 1 1 1,600 564 0 564 298 -435 34 -469 93,677 7,727

Burkina Faso 9-Mar 1,175 32 57 -25 54 1 0 1 974 29 25 4 147 2 32 -30 22,397 1,071

Cabo Verde 20-Mar 2,858 311 240 71 32 8 2 6 2,086 226 413 -187 740 77 -175 252 61,633 110,853

Côte d'Ivoire 11-Mar 16,715 533 586 -53 105 3 6 -3 12,926 1,125 1,623 -498 3,684 -595 -1,043 448 108,862 4,127

Gambia, The 18-Mar 1,235 737 221 516 23 14 3 11 221 153 8 145 991 570 210 360 8,156 3,375

Ghana 12-Mar 41,003 3,989 4,045 -56 215 33 14 19 38,330 4,965 3,871 1,094 2,458 -1,009 160 -1,169 413,835 13,318

Guinea 13-Mar 7,930 613 309 304 50 4 3 1 6,898 418 328 90 982 191 -22 213 57,043 4,344

Guinea-Bissau 27-Mar 2,052 71 27 44 29 2 1 1 944 141 0 141 1,079 -72 26 -98 9,446 4,800

Liberia 16-Mar 1,237 30 52 -22 79 2 6 -4 723 50 42 8 435 -22 4 -26 10,401 2,056

Mali 25-Mar 2,567 26 31 -5 125 1 1 0 1,962 19 32 -13 480 6 -2 8 27,007 1,334

Niger 20-Mar 1,158 11 11 0 69 0 0 0 1,057 25 5 20 32 -14 6 -20 9,900 409

Nigeria 28-Feb 46,577 2,736 3,309 -573 945 57 30 27 33,186 12,878 2,934 9,944 12,446 -10,199 345 -10,544 317,496 1,540

Senegal 2-Mar 11,175 831 663 168 232 23 18 5 7,352 514 429 85 3,591 294 216 78 122,393 7,310

Sierra Leone 31-Mar 1,916 73 60 13 68 1 1 0 1,445 70 62 8 403 2 -3 5 15,623 1,959

Togo 6-Mar 1,060 99 93 6 23 4 1 3 729 69 61 8 308 26 31 -5 48,058 5,805


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Summary of COVID-19 tracking in West Africa: Situation for the week ending 09 August 2020

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29-Feb; 0

31-Mar; 8 30-Apr; 30

31-May; 86

30-Jun; 845

31-Jul; 733

9-Aug; 2980

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31-Mar; 215

30-Apr; 9631-May; 74

30-Jun; 71

31-Jul; 118

9-Aug; 147

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28-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 530-Apr; 116

31-May; 238

30-Jun; 583

31-Jul; 604

9-Aug; 740

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 17130-Apr; 687

31-May; 1,365

30-Jun; 5,158

31-Jul; 4,517

9-Aug; 3,684

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 3

30-Apr; 231-May; 4

30-Jun; 20

31-Jul; 421

9-Aug; 991

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Gambia: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 125

30-Apr; 1,845

31-May; 5,087

30-Jun; 4,361

31-Jul; 3,223

9-Aug; 2,4580

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Ghana: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 22

30-Apr; 1,159

31-May; 1,653

30-Jun; 1,03231-Jul; 804

9-Aug; 982

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Guinea: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 8

30-Apr; 185

31-May; 1,206

30-Jun; 1,313

31-Jul; 1,152

9-Aug; 1,079

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Guinea-Bissau: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 3

30-Apr; 8031-May; 104

30-Jun; 420

31-Jul; 441

9-Aug; 435

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 26

30-Apr; 329

31-May; 472

30-Jun; 59131-Jul; 474

9-Aug; 480

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Mali: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 24

30-Apr; 235

31-May; 55

30-Jun; 65

31-Jul; 37

9-Aug; 32

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Niger: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 131-Mar; 12530-Apr; 1,555

31-May; 6,868

30-Jun; 15,358

31-Jul; 22,707

9-Aug; 12,446

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Nigeria: Total Active Cases

29-Feb; 031-Mar; 135

30-Apr; 59031-May; 1,802

30-Jun; 2,250

31-Jul; 3,251

9-Aug; 3,591

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29-Feb; 031-Mar; 1

30-Apr; 9631-May; 361

30-Jun; 428

31-Jul; 394

9-Aug; 403

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29-Feb; 0 31-Mar; 23 30-Apr; 42 31-May; 218

30-Jun; 234

31-Jul; 281

9-Aug; 308

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