 And also a number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 8459,555 on Saturday. Some countries on the continent continue to see a decline in new daily cases. Besides South Africa, two other countries on the continent have reported more than half a million COVID-19 infections. Morocco with 944,076 and Tunisia with 711,397. Various countries on the continent have however begun seeing a decline in new infections. This is a positive statistic in a country that has largely lagged behind other regions in vaccinations.