The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections on the African continent reached 3,822,470 on Sunday according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

The figures on the continental disease control and prevention agency's Africa COVID-19 dashboard, showed death toll related to the pandemic which stood at 101,053.

The data also showed that a total of 3,375,490 people infected with COVID-19 have so far recovered across the continent.

The Southern Africa region is the most affected area in the continent in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases, followed by the Northern Africa region, according to the Africa CDC.

The most affected African countries in terms of the number of positive cases include South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia.

South Africa has reported the highest COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa, at 48,940, according to the Africa CDC.

The African Union had recently emphasized that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic "is not just a severe health emergency, it is also a grave economic and social crisis."

(With input from Africa CDC)