Coronavirus in Africa tracker

Last updated: 15-02-2021 02:31 GMT
Overview Timeline
Confirmed cases in Africa
3,753,174
Total confirmed cases
364,546
Active confirmed cases
3,290,153
Recovered
98,475
Confirmed deaths
  • Total confirmed cases
  • Active confirmed cases
  • Recovered
  • Confirmed deaths

* Data gaps reported

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Sorted by: Region
Algeria 110,711 Total confirmed cases 31,773 Active confirmed cases 75,999 Recovered 2,939 Confirmed deaths
Angola 20,366 Total confirmed cases 1,079 Active confirmed cases 18,795 Recovered 492 Confirmed deaths
Benin 4,560 Total confirmed cases 732 Active confirmed cases 3,772 Recovered 56 Confirmed deaths
Botswana* 24,926 Total confirmed cases 3,510 Active confirmed cases 21,214 Recovered 202 Confirmed deaths
Burkina Faso 11,588 Total confirmed cases 580 Active confirmed cases 10,870 Recovered 138 Confirmed deaths
Burundi 1,824 Total confirmed cases 1,048 Active confirmed cases 773 Recovered 3 Confirmed deaths
Cameroon 32,098 Total confirmed cases 2,010 Active confirmed cases 29,609 Recovered 479 Confirmed deaths
Cape Verde 14,741 Total confirmed cases 404 Active confirmed cases 14,198 Recovered 139 Confirmed deaths
Central African Republic 4,996 Total confirmed cases 48 Active confirmed cases 4,885 Recovered 63 Confirmed deaths
Chad 3,645 Total confirmed cases 341 Active confirmed cases 3,175 Recovered 129 Confirmed deaths
Comoros 3,334 Total confirmed cases 428 Active confirmed cases 2,777 Recovered 129 Confirmed deaths
Congo-Brazzaville 8,419 Total confirmed cases 1,277 Active confirmed cases 7,019 Recovered 123 Confirmed deaths
Democratic Republic of Congo 24,295 Total confirmed cases 8,304 Active confirmed cases 15,298 Recovered 693 Confirmed deaths
Djibouti 5,971 Total confirmed cases 50 Active confirmed cases 5,858 Recovered 63 Confirmed deaths
Egypt 173,813 Total confirmed cases 28,859 Active confirmed cases 134,960 Recovered 9,994 Confirmed deaths
Equatorial Guinea 5,694 Total confirmed cases 181 Active confirmed cases 5,426 Recovered 87 Confirmed deaths
Eritrea 2,429 Total confirmed cases 594 Active confirmed cases 1,828 Recovered 7 Confirmed deaths
Eswatini 16,535 Total confirmed cases 3,653 Active confirmed cases 12,252 Recovered 630 Confirmed deaths
Ethiopia 147,092 Total confirmed cases 16,156 Active confirmed cases 128,742 Recovered 2,194 Confirmed deaths
Gabon 12,577 Total confirmed cases 970 Active confirmed cases 11,534 Recovered 73 Confirmed deaths
Gambia 4,414 Total confirmed cases 375 Active confirmed cases 3,901 Recovered 138 Confirmed deaths
Ghana 75,836 Total confirmed cases 8,216 Active confirmed cases 67,087 Recovered 533 Confirmed deaths
Guinea 14,967 Total confirmed cases 380 Active confirmed cases 14,502 Recovered 85 Confirmed deaths
Guinea-Bissau 2,924 Total confirmed cases 414 Active confirmed cases 2,464 Recovered 46 Confirmed deaths
Ivory Coast 31,140 Total confirmed cases 1,628 Active confirmed cases 29,338 Recovered 174 Confirmed deaths
Kenya 102,867 Total confirmed cases 16,064 Active confirmed cases 85,008 Recovered 1,795 Confirmed deaths
Lesotho 9,965 Total confirmed cases 6,795 Active confirmed cases 2,940 Recovered 230 Confirmed deaths
Liberia 1,956 Total confirmed cases 102 Active confirmed cases 1,770 Recovered 84 Confirmed deaths
Libya 127,354 Total confirmed cases 15,193 Active confirmed cases 110,143 Recovered 2,018 Confirmed deaths
Madagascar 19,598 Total confirmed cases 391 Active confirmed cases 18,915 Recovered 292 Confirmed deaths
Malawi 29,035 Total confirmed cases 14,476 Active confirmed cases 13,607 Recovered 952 Confirmed deaths
Mali 8,229 Total confirmed cases 1,691 Active confirmed cases 6,196 Recovered 342 Confirmed deaths
Mauritania 16,974 Total confirmed cases 304 Active confirmed cases 16,240 Recovered 430 Confirmed deaths
Mauritius 595 Total confirmed cases 39 Active confirmed cases 546 Recovered 10 Confirmed deaths
Morocco 478,474 Total confirmed cases 11,145 Active confirmed cases 458,852 Recovered 8,477 Confirmed deaths
Mozambique 50,265 Total confirmed cases 18,031 Active confirmed cases 31,699 Recovered 535 Confirmed deaths
Namibia 35,952 Total confirmed cases 1,423 Active confirmed cases 34,141 Recovered 388 Confirmed deaths
Niger 4,695 Total confirmed cases 374 Active confirmed cases 4,152 Recovered 169 Confirmed deaths
Nigeria 146,184 Total confirmed cases 23,594 Active confirmed cases 120,838 Recovered 1,752 Confirmed deaths
Rwanda 17,343 Total confirmed cases 2,312 Active confirmed cases 14,792 Recovered 239 Confirmed deaths
São Tomé and Príncipe 1,482 Total confirmed cases 357 Active confirmed cases 1,106 Recovered 19 Confirmed deaths
Senegal 31,007 Total confirmed cases 4,876 Active confirmed cases 25,383 Recovered 748 Confirmed deaths
Seychelles 1,892 Total confirmed cases 530 Active confirmed cases 1,354 Recovered 8 Confirmed deaths
Sierra Leone 3,821 Total confirmed cases 1,183 Active confirmed cases 2,559 Recovered 79 Confirmed deaths
Somalia 5,183 Total confirmed cases 1,292 Active confirmed cases 3,739 Recovered 152 Confirmed deaths
South Africa 1,491,807 Total confirmed cases 55,587 Active confirmed cases 1,388,321 Recovered 47,899 Confirmed deaths
South Sudan 5,413 Total confirmed cases 1,570 Active confirmed cases 3,769 Recovered 74 Confirmed deaths
Sudan 29,933 Total confirmed cases 5,876 Active confirmed cases 22,208 Recovered 1,849 Confirmed deaths
Tanzania* 509 Total confirmed cases 305 Active confirmed cases 183 Recovered 21 Confirmed deaths
Togo 5,874 Total confirmed cases 789 Active confirmed cases 5,004 Recovered 81 Confirmed deaths
Tunisia 223,244 Total confirmed cases 33,279 Active confirmed cases 182,421 Recovered 7,544 Confirmed deaths
Uganda 40,019 Total confirmed cases 25,171 Active confirmed cases 14,520 Recovered 328 Confirmed deaths
Western Sahara 0 Total confirmed cases 0 Active confirmed cases 0 Recovered 0 Confirmed deaths
Zambia 69,437 Total confirmed cases 5,616 Active confirmed cases 62,870 Recovered 951 Confirmed deaths
Zimbabwe 35,172 Total confirmed cases 3,171 Active confirmed cases 30,601 Recovered 1,400 Confirmed deaths
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Source: Johns Hopkins University

Data Gaps: Grey colour indicates data gaps

*Country has stopped reporting Covid figures or there has been a significant delay since the last update.

Timeline
  • Algeria (110,711) Total confirmed cases
  • Angola (20,366) Total confirmed cases
  • Benin (4,560) Total confirmed cases
  • Botswana (24,926) Total confirmed cases
  • Burkina Faso (11,588) Total confirmed cases
  • Burundi (1,824) Total confirmed cases
  • Cameroon (32,098) Total confirmed cases
  • Cape Verde (14,741) Total confirmed cases
  • Central African Republic (4,996) Total confirmed cases
  • Chad (3,645) Total confirmed cases
  • Comoros (3,334) Total confirmed cases
  • Congo-Brazzaville (8,419) Total confirmed cases
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (24,295) Total confirmed cases
  • Djibouti (5,971) Total confirmed cases
  • Egypt (173,813) Total confirmed cases
  • Equatorial Guinea (5,694) Total confirmed cases
  • Eritrea (2,429) Total confirmed cases
  • Eswatini (16,535) Total confirmed cases
  • Ethiopia (147,092) Total confirmed cases
  • Gabon (12,577) Total confirmed cases
  • Gambia (4,414) Total confirmed cases
  • Ghana (75,836) Total confirmed cases
  • Guinea (14,967) Total confirmed cases
  • Guinea-Bissau (2,924) Total confirmed cases
  • Ivory Coast (31,140) Total confirmed cases
  • Kenya (102,867) Total confirmed cases
  • Lesotho (9,965) Total confirmed cases
  • Liberia (1,956) Total confirmed cases
  • Libya (127,354) Total confirmed cases
  • Madagascar (19,598) Total confirmed cases
  • Malawi (29,035) Total confirmed cases
  • Mali (8,229) Total confirmed cases
  • Mauritania (16,974) Total confirmed cases
  • Mauritius (595) Total confirmed cases
  • Morocco (478,474) Total confirmed cases
  • Mozambique (50,265) Total confirmed cases
  • Namibia (35,952) Total confirmed cases
  • Niger (4,695) Total confirmed cases
  • Nigeria (146,184) Total confirmed cases
  • Rwanda (17,343) Total confirmed cases
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (1,482) Total confirmed cases
  • Senegal (31,007) Total confirmed cases
  • Seychelles (1,892) Total confirmed cases
  • Sierra Leone (3,821) Total confirmed cases
  • Somalia (5,183) Total confirmed cases
  • South Africa (1,491,807) Total confirmed cases
  • South Sudan (5,413) Total confirmed cases
  • Sudan (29,933) Total confirmed cases
  • Tanzania (509) Total confirmed cases
  • Togo (5,874) Total confirmed cases
  • Tunisia (223,244) Total confirmed cases
  • Uganda (40,019) Total confirmed cases
  • Western Sahara (0) Total confirmed cases
  • Zambia (69,437) Total confirmed cases
  • Zimbabwe (35,172) Total confirmed cases
Source: Johns Hopkins University

Data Gaps: Grey colour indicates data gaps

*Country has stopped reporting Covid figures or there has been a significant delay since the last update.

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