A teacher checks a student’s information at a primary school in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Matthew Martin Brink)The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 3,975,045 as of Tuesday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.ADDIS ABABA, March 9 (Xinhua) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 3,975,045 as of Tuesday morning, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the 55-member AfricaUnion (AU), said the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 106,095, while 3,552,813 patients across the continent have recovered from the disease.Pupils wait in line to get their body temperature checked at the gate of a primary school in Johannesburg, South Africa, Feb. 15, 2021. (Xinhua/Matthew Martin Brink)The most affected countries in terms of the number of confirmed positive cases are South Africa, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, the agency noted.South Africa has lost 50,803 lives to the disease, the most among African countries, followed by Egypt, at 11,038, and Morocco, at 8,683, according to the Africa CDC.African countries were facing several challenges, as they were in bad need of vaccines, Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong said Sunday.Meanwhile, “our population has begun to face what is called pandemic fatigue. We have been doing this for one year and people are getting tired,” he added.He also emphasized the need to strictly adhere to public health precautionary measures. ■