Africa tops three million confirmed coronavirus cases

A coronavirus testing station in Cape Town, South Africa (Nardus Engelbrecht/AP)

Africa has passed the milestone of three million confirmed cases of Covid-19, including more than 72,000 deaths, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

South Africa accounts for more than 30% of the continent’s total with more than 1.2 million reported cases, including 32,824 deaths.