Africa´s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases has surpassed 800,000.
That´s according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
South Africa has well over half the reported cases on the 54-nation continent, but infections are now climbing rapidly in other countries including Kenya, East Africa´s economic hub, with more than 16,000.
Africa was a major concern even before the first case was reported on the continent on Feb. 14, as the World Health Organization´s declaration of a global health emergency in January cited the threat to fragile health care systems.
Africa´s are the least-equipped in the world, and health experts have warned the virus could "smolder" in parts of the continent for a long time. Africa now has 810,008 confirmed cases.
