African virus cases pass 200,000, still climbing

Africa's coronavirus cases have surpassed 200,000. That's according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The 54-nation continent has 202,782 cases and 5,516 deaths. Egypt has 36,829 cases and Nigeria has 13,464.

Africa's coronavirus cases have surpassed 200,000. That's according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The 54-nation continent has 202,782 cases and 5,516 deaths. While Africa still represents a tiny percentage of the world's total COVID-19 cases, well under 5%, officials in South Africa and elsewhere have expressed concern as the number of infections continues to climb.

South Africa leads the continent with 52,991 cases, with almost two-thirds of them in the Western Cape province centered on the city of Cape Town. Egypt has 36,829 cases and Nigeria has 13,464.