The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 10,245,090, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has said.

The number of confirmed cases crossed the one-crore mark as on Friday afternoon.

The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) added the death toll across the continent stands at 233,203 and some 9,153,863 patients have recovered from the disease so far, Xinhua news agency reported.

South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia and Ethiopia are among the countries with the most cases on the continent, said Africa CDC.

South Africa has recorded the most Covid-19 cases in Africa with 3,546,808 cases, followed by the northern African country Morocco with 1,025,898 cases as of Friday afternoon, it added.