{"id":180752,"date":"2021-02-16T22:02:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T20:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/coronavirus-african-union-member-states-reporting-covid19-cases-as-of-16-february-2021-6-pm-eat?lang=en"},"modified":"2021-02-16T22:02:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T20:02:40","slug":"coronavirus-african-union-member-states-reporting-covid-19-cases-as-of-16-february-2021-6-pm-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/coronavirus-african-union-member-states-reporting-covid-19-cases-as-of-16-february-2021-6-pm-eat\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 16 February 2021, 6 pm EAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/thumb\/c2260f38e2eac74\/600\/418\" alt=\"Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Africa Union Member States (55) reporting COVID-19 oases (3,760,854), deaths (98,962) and&nbsp;recoveries (3,305,491)&nbsp;by region:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Central (94,750 cases; 1,668 deaths; 79,592 recoveries)<\/strong>: Burundi (1,849;3; 1,155), Cameroon (31,394; 474; 29,501),CAR (4,997; 63; 4,908), Chad (3,664; 131;3,182), Congo (8,419; 122; 7,012), DRC (24,386; 655; 15,544), Equatorial Guinea (5,694; 86; 5,426),Gabon (12,865; 75; 11,750), Sao Tome and Principe (1,482; 19; 1,114).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eastern (381,925; 7,199; 305,867)<\/strong>: Comoros (3,358; 132; 2,911), Djibouti (5,981; 63; 5,865), Eritrea (2,566;7; 1,914), Ethiopia (147,825; 2,209; 128,946), Kenya (103,014; 1,795; 85,250), Madagascar (19,598; 292; 18,915),Mauritius (601; 10; 554), Rwanda (17,484; 239; 15,125), Seychelles (1,987; 9; 1,534), Somalia (5,273; 154; 3,876), South Sudan (5,710; 79; 3,769), Sudan (27,956; 1,858; 22,485), Tanzania**(509; 21; 178), Uganda (40,063; 331; 14,545).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northern (1,132,445; 31,549; 982,699)<\/strong>: Algeria (110,802; 2,945; 76,108), Egypt (174,426; 10,050; 135,349), Libya (128,036; 2,051; 111,864), Mauritania (16,996; 430; 16,265), Morocco(478,595; 8,491; 459,549).Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (41; 7; 34),Tunisia (223,549; 7,575; 183,530).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Southern&nbsp; (1,787,188; 53,944; 1,621,-322):<\/strong> Angola&nbsp;(20,381; 493; 18,884), Botswana&nbsp; (24,926; 202; 21,214), Eswatini (16,576; 634; 12,307), Lesotho (10,254; 243; 2,990),Malawi (29,181; 958;14,196),Mozambique (50,691;547;31,947),Namibia (36,225;389;34,261), South Africa (1,492,909;48,094;1,391,155), Zambia (70,823; 974; 63,609), Zimbabwe (35,222; 1,410; 30,759)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Western (364,6; 4,602;316,011):&nbsp;<\/strong>Benin (5,039;62;3,950), Burkina Faso (11,630; 138; 10,979), Cabe Verde (14,761;139; 14,240),C6te d&#039;Ivoire (31,235; 175; 29,446),Gambia (4,414; 138;3,901),Ghana (76,492; 542;68,100),Guinea (15,020; 85; 14,512),Guinea Bissau (2,924;46;2,464), Liberia (1,985;85;1,775), Mali (8,235;342; 6,200),N iger (4,702; 169;4,155), Nigeria (146,928;1,761; 123,009), Senegal (31,476;760;25,685), Sierra Leone (3,823; 79;2,578), Togo (5,882;81;5,007).<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by <a href='https:\/\/apo-opa.com' target='_blank' rel=\"noopener\">APO Group<\/a> on behalf of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"well well-sm\"><b>Media files<\/b><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/97d05bc93dca18c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/large\/97d05bc93dca18c\" alt=\"Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)\" style=\"max-width:500px\" \/><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/97d05bc93dca18c\">Download logo<\/a><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/\">Source: Africa Newsroom &#8211; 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