The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Sunday that Africa passed the milestone of 3 million confirmed cases COVID-19 on Sunday, including more than 72,000 deaths.

South Africa, with more than 1.2 million reported cases, including 32,824 deaths, accounts for more than 30% of the total for the continent of 54 countries and 1.3 billion people. 

The high proportion of cases in South Africa, could be because the country carries out more tests than many other African countries.

Abdullahi Hassan reports.