By Goodluck Musinguzi
World Health Organization Africa Region has released a report showing Africa has lost close to 50,000 people.
Over 2 million confirmed Covid19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1.7 million recoveries & 48,000 deaths cumulatively.

South Africa: 2,888 new reported cases,
757,144 cumulative cases (53.65 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 1335.41 per 100 000 population.
123 new reported deaths,
20,556 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.71%.
701,534 cumulative recovered (92.66% of cumulative cases).
35,054 active cases.
Algeria: 1,038 new reported cases,
70,629 cumulative cases (5 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 164.21 per 100 000 population.
20 new reported deaths,
2,206 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 3.12%.
45,715 cumulative recovered (64.73% of cumulative cases).
22,708 active cases.
Kenya: 957 new reported cases,
72,686 cumulative cases (5.15 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 138.94 per 100 000 population.
11 new reported deaths,
1,313 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.81%.
49,878 cumulative recovered (68.62% of cumulative cases).
21,495 active cases.
Ethiopia: 533 new reported cases,
103,928 cumulative cases (7.36 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 92.11 per 100 000 population.
13 new reported deaths,
1,601 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.54%.
64,593 cumulative recovered (62.15% of cumulative cases).
37,734 active cases.
Uganda: 342 new reported cases,
16,905 cumulative cases (1.2 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 34.46 per 100 000 population.
7 new reported deaths,
157 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.93%.
8,394 cumulative recovered (49.65% of cumulative cases).
8,354 active cases.
Nigeria: 236 new reported cases,
65,693 cumulative cases (4.65 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 31.71 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
1,163 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.77%.
61,457 cumulative recovered (93.55% of cumulative cases).
3,073 active cases.
Congo: 117 new reported cases,
5,632 cumulative cases (0.4 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 94.65 per 100 000 population.
1 new reported deaths,
93 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.65%.
4,988 cumulative recovered (88.57% of cumulative cases).
551 active cases.
Angola: 104 new reported cases,
13,922 cumulative cases (0.99 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 47.61 per 100 000 population.
4 new reported deaths,
332 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.38%.
6,623 cumulative recovered (47.57% of cumulative cases).
6,967 active cases.
Lesotho: 74 new reported cases,
2,041 cumulative cases (0.14 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 90.67 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
44 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.16%.
1,056 cumulative recovered (51.74% of cumulative cases).
941 active cases.
Mozambique: 63 new reported cases,
14,629 cumulative cases (1.04 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 45.72 per 100 000 population.
1 new reported deaths,
119 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.81%.
12,754 cumulative recovered (87.18% of cumulative cases).
1,756 active cases.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 52 new reported cases,
11,918 cumulative cases (0.84 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 12.67 per 100 000 population.
1 new reported deaths,
323 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.71%.
11,190 cumulative recovered (93.89% of cumulative cases).
404 active cases.
Namibia: 44 new reported cases,
13,610 cumulative cases (0.96 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 496.04 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
140 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.03%.
13,152 cumulative recovered (96.63% of cumulative cases).
318 active cases.
Côte d’Ivoire: 41 new reported cases,
21,045 cumulative cases (1.49 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 82.21 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
129 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.61%.
20,712 cumulative recovered (98.42% of cumulative cases).
204 active cases.
Cabo Verde: 40 new reported cases,
10,000 cumulative cases (0.71 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 1810.44 per 100 000 population.
1 new reported deaths,
104 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.04%.
9,484 cumulative recovered (94.84% of cumulative cases).
412 active cases.
Zambia: 37 new reported cases,
17,280 cumulative cases (1.22 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 91.34 per 100 000 population.
3 new reported deaths,
356 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.06%.
16,495 cumulative recovered (95.46% of cumulative cases).
429 active cases.
Zimbabwe: 36 new reported cases,
8,981 cumulative cases (0.64 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 51.47 per 100 000 population.
2 new reported deaths,
261 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.91%.
8,185 cumulative recovered (91.14% of cumulative cases).
535 active cases.
Rwanda: 36 new reported cases,
5,543 cumulative cases (0.39 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 42.26 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
46 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.83%.
5,087 cumulative recovered (91.77% of cumulative cases).
410 active cases.
Togo: 30 new reported cases,
2,752 cumulative cases (0.2 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 33.31 per 100 000 population.
1 new reported deaths,
63 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.29%.
2,058 cumulative recovered (74.78% of cumulative cases).
631 active cases.
Guinea: 29 new reported cases,
12,683 cumulative cases (0.9 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 88.37 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
75 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.59%.
11,537 cumulative recovered (90.96% of cumulative cases).
1,071 active cases.
Malawi: 27 new reported cases,
5,998 cumulative cases (0.43 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 29.99 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
185 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 3.08%.
5,434 cumulative recovered (90.6% of cumulative cases).
379 active cases.
Eswatini: 20 new reported cases,
6,144 cumulative cases (0.44 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 452.07 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
119 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.94%.
5,826 cumulative recovered (94.82% of cumulative cases).
199 active cases.
Burkina Faso: 18 new reported cases,
2,670 cumulative cases (0.19 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 12.93 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
68 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.55%.
2,472 cumulative recovered (92.58% of cumulative cases).
130 active cases.
Senegal: 17 new reported cases,
15,823 cumulative cases (1.12 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 90.66 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
329 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.08%.
15,433 cumulative recovered (97.54% of cumulative cases).
61 active cases.
Comoros: 12 new reported cases,
591 cumulative cases (0.04 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 66.92 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
7 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.18%.
558 cumulative recovered (94.42% of cumulative cases).
26 active cases.
Chad: 8 new reported cases,
1,616 cumulative cases (0.11 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 7.17 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
101 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 6.25%.
1,457 cumulative recovered (90.16% of cumulative cases).
58 active cases.
Central African Republic: 7 new reported cases,
4,907 cumulative cases (0.35 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 23.67 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
63 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.28%.
4,817 cumulative recovered (98.17% of cumulative cases).
27 active cases.
Sierra Leone: 6 new reported cases,
2,397 cumulative cases (0.17 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 33.67 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
74 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 3.09%.
1,823 cumulative recovered (76.05% of cumulative cases).
500 active cases.
Liberia: 5 new reported cases,
1,517 cumulative cases (0.11 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 29.77 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
82 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 5.41%.
1,320 cumulative recovered (87.01% of cumulative cases).
115 active cases.
Niger: 4 new reported cases,
1,331 cumulative cases (0.09 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 3.66 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
70 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 5.26%.
1,151 cumulative recovered (86.48% of cumulative cases).
110 active cases.
Ghana: 0 new reported cases,
50,457 cumulative cases (3.58 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 165.24 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
323 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.64%.
48,710 cumulative recovered (96.54% of cumulative cases).
1,424 active cases.
Cameroon: 0 new reported cases,
22,896 cumulative cases (1.62 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 82.11 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
433 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.89%.
21,798 cumulative recovered (95.2% of cumulative cases).
665 active cases.
Madagascar: 0 new reported cases,
17,310 cumulative cases (1.23 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 62.27 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
250 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.44%.
16,592 cumulative recovered (95.85% of cumulative cases).
468 active cases.
Botswana: 0 new reported cases,
9,103 cumulative cases (0.65 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 371.61 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
29 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.32%.
6,801 cumulative recovered (74.71% of cumulative cases).
2,273 active cases.
Gabon: 0 new reported cases,
9,062 cumulative cases (0.64 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 473 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
58 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.64%.
8,939 cumulative recovered (98.64% of cumulative cases).
65 active cases.
Mauritania: 0 new reported cases,
7,952 cumulative cases (0.56 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 174.91 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
165 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.07%.
7,524 cumulative recovered (94.62% of cumulative cases).
263 active cases.
Equatorial Guinea: 0 new reported cases,
5,121 cumulative cases (0.36 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 529.16 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
85 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.66%.
4,975 cumulative recovered (97.15% of cumulative cases).
61 active cases.
Mali: 0 new reported cases,
3,980 cumulative cases (0.28 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 19.39 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
141 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 3.54%.
2,972 cumulative recovered (74.67% of cumulative cases).
867 active cases.
Gambia: 0 new reported cases,
3,705 cumulative cases (0.26 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 158.62 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
122 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 3.29%.
3,578 cumulative recovered (96.57% of cumulative cases).
5 active cases.
South Sudan: 0 new reported cases,
3,016 cumulative cases (0.21 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 20.32 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
59 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.96%.
2,773 cumulative recovered (91.94% of cumulative cases).
184 active cases.
Benin: 0 new reported cases,
2,916 cumulative cases (0.21 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 23.35 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
43 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.47%.
2,704 cumulative recovered (92.73% of cumulative cases).
169 active cases.
Guinea-Bissau: 0 new reported cases,
2,421 cumulative cases (0.17 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 114.28 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
43 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.78%.
2,286 cumulative recovered (94.42% of cumulative cases).
92 active cases.
Sao Tome and Principe: 0 new reported cases,
967 cumulative cases (0.07 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 459.14 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
16 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 1.65%.
920 cumulative recovered (95.14% of cumulative cases).
31 active cases.
Burundi: 0 new reported cases,
642 cumulative cases (0.05 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 4.87 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
1 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0.16%.
575 cumulative recovered (89.56% of cumulative cases).
66 active cases.
Eritrea: 0 new reported cases,
518 cumulative cases (0.04 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 8.73 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
0 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0%.
451 cumulative recovered (87.07% of cumulative cases).
67 active cases.
United Republic of Tanzania: 0 new reported cases,
509 cumulative cases (0.04 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 0.79 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
21 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 4.13%.
180 cumulative recovered (35.36% of cumulative cases).
308 active cases.
Mauritius: 0 new reported cases,
491 cumulative cases (0.03 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 38.02 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
10 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 2.04%.
431 cumulative recovered (87.78% of cumulative cases).
50 active cases.
Seychelles: 0 new reported cases,
161 cumulative cases (0.01 % of all the cases in the Region). Attack rate of 162.82 per 100 000 population.
0 new reported deaths,
0 cumulative deaths with a CFR of 0%.
156 cumulative recovered (96.89% of cumulative cases).
5 active cases.