Africa CDC – Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, March 2023

COVID-19 in Africa: Where are we today?

So far, seven African countries have already surpassed the target of vaccinating at least 70 of the population eligible for COVID-19 vaccination according to the WHO Liberia and Rwanda have fully vaccinated their eligible populations, while Mauritius and Botswana have vaccinated 94 percent Over 90 of the eligible population have also been vaccinated in Mozambique 92 and in Seychelles 93 Zambia has vaccinated 80 of the population eligible for the vaccine Meanwhile, approximately 49 9 of the continent’s eligible population are fully vaccinated.
Over 12 million COVID-19 cases have been reported on the African continent since the outbreak began Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia have the highest number of reported cases.