Coronavirus: Morocco Leads Africa in Vaccine Acquisition, Administration

Morocco leads African countries that have acquired and administered the highest number of anti-COVID-19 vaccine doses to their populations, said the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

So far, African countries have acquired 357.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, said Africa CDC, African Union's public health agency.

Morocco, Egypt, South Africa, and Tunisia have procured and administered the highest number of anti-COVID-19 vaccine doses to their respective populations, Africa CDC specified.

To date, some 204.3 million doses of available COVID-19 vaccine have been administered on the continent, representing about 57% of the total supply, Africa CDC added.

As of Friday afternoon, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa had reached 8,549,672 with 220,378 deaths, it pointed out.

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