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Africa has recorded a total of 3,426 coronavirus cases in 46 countries on the continent.

This is according to data obtained from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) as of Friday evening.

According to the report, the continent has recorded 3,426 cases, 94 deaths, while 253 persons have recovered from the disease.

On March 25, the centre reported that Africa had 2,475 cases, 64 deaths, and 203 recoveries.

This implies that the number of coronavirus cases have increased by 951 within a period of 48 hours.

Fifty persons have recovered, while 30 persons have died within the same period.

According to the data, Central Africa has recorded a total of 176 cases, eight deaths, and six recoveries, while East Africa has 264 cases, four deaths and five recoveries.

North Africa has a total of 1,368 cases, 65 deaths and 216 recoveries, while Southern Africa has recorded 978 cases, three deaths and four recoveries.

West Africa, where Nigeria is located, has recorded a total of 640 cases, 14 deaths and 22 recoveries.

Below is the full list:

CENTRAL AFRICA

Cameroon 90 cases, two deaths, 2 recoveries

Central African Republic five cases, three recoveries

Chad five cases

Congo four cases

Democratic Republic of Congo 54 cases, five deaths and one recovery

Equatorial Guinea 11 cases

Gabon 7 cases, one death

EAST AFRICA

Djibouti 12 cases

Eritrea six cases

Ethiopia 16 cases, four recoveries

Kenya 31 cases, one death, one recovery

Madagascar 24 cases

Mauritius 81 cases two deaths

Rwanda 50 cases

Seychelles seven cases

Somalia three cases

Sudan three cases, one death

Tanzania 13 cases

Uganda 18 cases

NORTH AFRICA

Algeria 367 cases, 25 deaths, 77 recoveries

Egypt 495 cases, 24 deaths, 130 recoveries

Libya one case

Mauritania three cases

Morocco 275 cases, 10 deaths, 8 recoveries

Tunisia 227 cases, six deaths, one recovery

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Angola three cases

Eswatini Eight cases

Mozambique Seven cases

Namibia Six cases

South Africa 927 cases, two deaths and four recoveries

Zambia 22 cases

Zimbabwe Five cases, one death

WEST AFRICA

Benin six cases

Burkina Faso 152 cases, seven deaths, fove recoveries

Cape Verde five cases, one death

Cote d’Ivoire 96 cases, three recoveries

Gambia three cases, one death

Ghana 136 cases, three deaths, and one recovery

Guinea eight cases

Guinea-Bissau two cases

Liberia three cases

Mali 11 cases

Niger 10 cases, one death

Nigeria 65 cases, one death, three recoveries

Senegal 119 cases, nine recoveries

Togo 24 cases, one recovery