[8] in early june 2021, africa faced a third wave of covid infections with cases rising in 14 countries On 8 january, south african border authorities estimated that more than 100 lesotho arrivals a day were testing positive [9] by 4 july the continent recorded more than 251,000 new covid cases, a 20% increase from the prior week and a 12% increase from the january peak.
It was announced on 13 january 2021. At the end of 2021 there were 744 active cases There were 4,478 confirmed cases in 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 6,278
