(Posted 18th January 2023)
In view of the lower numbers of new COVID19 cases will this update – at least for the time being – be filed every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Should case numbers start to increase again on a significant scale will the work daily updates resume.
This update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, serving #Entebbe / #Uganda – #Bujumbura / #Burundi – #Kigali / #Rwanda in East Africa.
Global overview
672.050.674 Cases and 6.734.331 Deaths as of 18th January 2023
643.458.389 cases have recovered.
These global figures are, as a result of China not reporting any accurate case numbers and deaths, not considered to be accurate though data from other countries are thought to be more reliable.
The mortality rate stands at 1.00 percent
Note: Some African countries are yet to file their daily updates
#Africa:
#SouthAfrica 4.052.114
#Morocco 1.272.090
#Tunisia 1.150.217
#Egypt 515.645
#Libya 507.158
#Ethiopia 499.200
#Kenya 342.727
#Zambia 337.780
#Botswana 328.581
#Algeria 271.292
#Nigeria 266.463
#Zimbabwe 259.981
#Mozambique 231.404
#Ghana 171.099
#Namibia 170.496
#Uganda 170.279
#Rwanda 133.078
#Cameroon 123.993
#Angola 105.095
#DRC 95.346
#Senegal 88.900
#Malawi 88.446
#IvoryCoast 87.963
#eSwatini 74.086
#Madagascar 67.788
#Sudan 63.717
#Mauretania 63.664
#CaboVerde 63.222
#Burundi 52.162
#Seychelles 50.355
#Gabon 48.980
#Tanzania 42.530
#Mauritius 41.584
#Togo 39.352
#Guinea 38.224
#Lesotho 34.790
#Mali 32.772
#Benin 27.989
#Somalia 27.310
#Congo 25.375
#BurkinaFaso 22.025
#SouthSudan 18.368
#EquatorialGuinea 17.186
#Djibouti 15.690
#CAR 15.361
#Gambia 12.586
#Eritrea 10.189
#Niger 9.931
#Comoros 8.992
#Guinea-Bissau 8.947
#Liberia 8.043
#SierraLeone 7.760
#Chad 7.651
#SaoTomeandPrincipe 6.279
#SaintHelena 1.806
#WesternSahara 10
and
#Reunion 483.818
#Mayotte 42.002 both #France
Total cases in Africa: 12.759.891
Total deaths in Africa: 258.414
Total active cases in Africa: 451.380 Thereof critical: 840
