SA and Nigeria, respectively, have the highest recorded infections in Sub-Saharan Africa
South of the Sahara, the highest coronavirus numbers have been in SA and Nigeria. Picture: REUTERS/MAGGIE ANDRESENAcross the continent, a total of 100,002 cases had been registered as of 11am GMT on Friday, of which 3,095 were fatal.South of the Sahara, the highest tolls have been in SA and Nigeria .
The continent-wide figure is far behind that of the US, with more than 1.6-million cases, with more than 96,000 of them leading to death;, and Europe, with 1.9-million cases and 171,011 deaths. Experts warn that Africa’s figures are likely to underestimate the true scale of the pandemic there, due to lack of testing capacity.
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