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Coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in Africa near 4 mln

RABAT, Feb 28 (KUNA) -- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday announced confirmed Coronavirus (Covid-19) cases all over the continent reached 3,888,006.
The center, affiliated to the African Union (AU), said in a statement the pandemic death toll in Africa reached 103,485.
The cases were distributed all over the African Continent, as 1.832,343 cases were recorded in southern Africa, while infections in the northern part hit 1.160,418, in addition to 403,929 cases in the east of the continent and 387,494 were found in the west, the center mentioned.
Meanwhile, regarding the pandemic-caused deaths, southern Africa registered 56,334 fatalities, while 32,830 mortalities were reported in the north, 7,558 in the east, 4,971 in the west, while the mid of the continent witnessed 1,792 deaths, it added.
Southern Africa is the highest affected part of the continent. (end) mry.lb