Table 1 Population distribution of the WHO identified 13 priority African countries for COVID-19, total cases, deaths, CFR, number of vaccine doses administered and projected number of people to be vaccinated
Countries | Population as at mid-2020 in million | Total number of reported cases | Deaths | Case Fatality rate | Total number of vaccine doses administered as of 28 April 2021 | Projected number of vaccinated population to achieve herd immunity (R0 = 2.37) 57.8% | Projected number of vaccinated population to achieve herd immunity (R0 = 10) 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 44.4 | 122,311 | 3261 | 2.7 | Pending | 25,663,200 | 39,960,000 |
Angola | 32.5 | 26,815 | 600 | 2.2 | 443,263 | 18,785,000 | 29,250,000 |
The Democratic Republic of Congo | 89.6 | 29,904 | 768 | 2.6 | 1075 | 51,788,800 | 80,640,000 |
Cote D’Ivoire | 26.2 | 46,114 | 286 | 0.6 | 118,224 | 15,143,600 | 23,580,000 |
Ethiopia | 114.9 | 258,062 | 3709 | 1.4 | 1,029,184 | 66,412,200 | 103,410,000 |
Ghana | 31.1 | 92, 601 | 779 | 0.8 | 842,521 | 17,975,800 | 27,990,000 |
Nigeria | 206.1 | 165,153 | 2063 | 1.3 | 1,188,839 | 119,125,800 | 185,490,000 |
Mauritius | 1.3 | 1206 | 16 | 1.3 | 197,646 | 751,400 | 1,170,000 |
South Africa | 59.6 | 1,582,842 | 54,406 | 3.4 | 182,983 | 34,448,800 | 53,640,000 |
Tanzania | 59.7 | 509 | 21 | 4.1 | – | 34,506,600 | 53,730,000 |
Kenya | 53.5 | 160,053 | 2744 | 1.7 | 827,671 | 30,923,000 | 48,150,000 |
Uganda | 45.7 | 41,907 | 343 | 0.8 | 232,631 | 26,414,600 | 41,130,000 |
Zambia | 18.4 | 91,670 | 1251 | 1.4 | 17,851 | 10,635,200 | 16,560,000 |
Total | 783 | 2,619,147 | 70,247 | 2.7 | 5,081,888 | 452,574,000 | 704,700,000 |