16 March 2020: At the time of reporting, COVID-19 has infected 26 African countries, with 273 confirmed cases and 6 deaths.

The Global pandemic has affected about142,539 people, these are just confirmed cases; with about  5,393 deaths

Listed below are the African countries that have been affected and the number of cases reported in each country:

Algeria 48

South Africa 51

Senegal 24

Cameroon 3

Nigeria 2

Burkina Faso 7

Togo 1

DRC 3

Cote d'Ivoire 5

Ghana 2

Gabon 1

Kenya 3

Ethiopia 4

Guinea 1

Rwanda 5

Namibia 2

E Guinea 1

Seychelles 2

CAR 1

Congo 1

Mauritania 1

Eswatini 1

Liberia 1

Egypt 110

Morocco 28

Tunisia 18

Sudan 1

Reporting for EasyKobo on Monday , 16 March 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria