Africa's Covid-19 cases pass 11 million

The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll across the continent stands at 243,497 and some 10,126,527 patients have recovered from the disease so far.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said Africa CDC. South Africa has recorded the most Covid-19 cases in Africa with 3,634,811 cases, followed by the northern African country Morocco with 1,152,414 cases as of Friday evening, it said. 

In terms of the caseload, southern Africa is the most affected region, followed by the northern and eastern parts of the continent, while central Africa is the least affected region, according to the Africa CDC.