ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 927,661 on Saturday, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The Africa CDC, a specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union (AU) Commission in its latest situation update issued on Saturday, said that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the continent rose from 908,931 on Friday to 927,661 as of Saturday.
The Africa CDC report also said that the number of deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic rose to 19,650 on Saturday, up from 19,310 on Friday.
The continental disease control and prevention agency also stressed that some 580,399 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far.
South Africa is Africa's highest affected country in terms of positive cases, followed by Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria and Morocco, it was noted.
The Southern Africa region is the most affected area in terms of confirmed cases, followed by Northern Africa and Western Africa regions, respectively, the Africa CDC said.
Amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic across the African continent, the Africa CDC on Tuesday said 34 African countries are under "full border closure "in an effort to halt the spread of the infectious virus. Enditem
