Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Southern Africa - statistics & facts
Over two years after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic started, the world is still fighting the various strains of the virus. As of early May 2023, over 687 million people globally had contracted the virus, with around 6.87 million of them losing their lives to it. The African continent registered only around two percent of the global infections, with roughly 12.69 million individuals testing positive for the virus. South Africa was the country most affected on the continent.
