New cases of the novel coronavirus that emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December are being reported daily around the world.
At least 14,750 people globally have died from COVID-19, as the illness is officially known, while more than 340,000 infections have been confirmed in at least 177 countries and territories.
Algeria – 201 cases, 17 deaths
Angola – 2 cases
Benin – 2 cases
Burkina Faso – 75 cases, 4 death
Cameroon – 40 cases
Cape Verde – 3 cases
Central African Republic – 3 cases
Chad – 1 case
Congo Republic – 3 case
Egypt – 327 cases, 14 deaths
Equatorial Guinea – 6 cases
Eritrea – 1 case
Eswatini – 4 cases
Ethiopia – 11 case
Gabon – 5 cases, 1 death
Gambia – 1 case
Ghana – 23 cases, 1 death
Gambia- 1 Case
Kenya – 15 cases
Liberia – 3 cases
Madagascar – 3 cases
Mauritania – 2 cases
Mauritius – 14 cases, 1 death
Morocco – 115 cases, 4 deaths
Namibia – 3 cases
Niger – 2 cases
Nigeria – 30 cases
Rwanda – 19 cases
Senegal – 67 cases
Somalia – 1 case
Seychelles – 7 cases
South Africa – 274 cases
Sudan – 2 cases, 1 death
Tanzania – 12 cases
Togo – 16 cases
Tunisia – 75 cases, 3 death
Uganda – 1 case
Zambia – 3 cases
Zimbabwe – 3 cases