The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent reached 3,830,631 as of Monday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

The agency's COVID-19 dashboard showed that the number of COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa has reached 101,350.

A total of 3,383,956 people infected with COVID-19 have so far recovered across the continent, it said.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Ethiopia are the countries worst affected by COVID-19 in Africa in terms of the number of confirmed cases, according to the Africa CDC.

South Africa has reported the highest COVID-19-inflicted deaths in Africa  followed by Egypt and Morocco most deaths.

(With input from Africa CDC)