On May 14th, coronavirus cases in Africa rose to 72.336 according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The total death toll has risen to 2.475 while the number of recoveries has reached 25.270.
North Africa continues to be the hardest hit of the five geographic regions in terms of the number of cases with 24.300 followed by West Africa 21.500, Southern Africa 13.000, East Africa 7.100, and Central Africa 6.500.
South Africa recorded 12.100 cases and Egypt 10.400 but the death toll in Egypt is higher compared to South Africa (556 Vs 219).
