Africa CDC – Mastercard Foundation: Saving Lives and Livelihoods Newsletter, November 2022

COVID-19 in Africa: Where we are today

Currently, Mauritius and Seychelles have 85 and 82 percent vaccination rates, respectively, surpassing the 70 percent target set by the WHO in 2021. Countries
that have attained vaccination rates of between 50 and 70 percent include Liberia at 67 percent, Rwanda at 66 percent, Morocco at 62 percent, and Tunisia at 53
percent. Meanwhile, about 25.3 percent of the continent’s population is fully vaccinated.
Africa has registered over 12 million COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. The following countries have recorded the highest number of cases:
Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya,Morocco, South Africa, and Tunisia. Read more.