The coronavirus COVID-19 has affected 212 countries and territories around the world. According to the latest data by the John Hopkins University and Africa Center for Disease Control on COVID-19 in Africa, the breakdown remains fluid as countries confirm cases as and when.

GLOBAL UPDATE

Coronavirus Cases
3,566,841

Deaths
248,306

Recovered
1,156,982

Major African stats: May 4 at 7:00 GMT:
* Confirmed cases = 42,997
* Number of deaths = 1,759
* Recoveries = 14,129
* Infected countries = 53
* Virus-free countries = 1 (Lesotho)

Major African stats: May 3 at 7:00 GMT:
Confirmed cases = 42,769
Number of deaths = 1,759
Recoveries = 14,129
Infected countries = 53
Virus-free countries = 1 (Lesotho)

Countries in alphabetical order
Algeria – 4,295
Angola – 35
Benin – 90
Botswana – 23
Burkina Faso – 652
Burundi – 15
Cameroon – 2,077
Cape Verde – 152
Central African Republic – 72
Chad – 117
Comoros – 1
Congo-Brazzaville – 229
DR Congo – 674
Djibouti – 1,112
Egypt – 6,193
Equatorial Guinea – 315
Eritrea – 39
Eswatini – 108
Ethiopia – 133
Gabon – 335
(The) Gambia – 17
Ghana – 2,169
Guinea – 1,586
Guinea-Bissau – 257
Ivory Coast – 1,362
Kenya – 435
Lesotho – 0
Liberia – 154
Libya – 63
Madagascar – 135
Malawi – 38
Mali – 544
Mauritania – 8
Mauritius – 332
Morocco – 4,729
Mozambique – 79
Namibia – 16
Niger – 736
Nigeria- 2,558
Rwanda – 255
Sao Tome and Principe – 16
Senegal – 1,115
Seychelles – 11
Sierra Leone – 155
Somalia – 671
South Africa – 6,336
South Sudan – 45
Sudan – 592
Tanzania – 480
Togo – 123
Tunisia – 1,009
Uganda – 88
Zambia – 119
Zimbabwe – 34