Sample characteristics of the data included in this study
| Variables | Alive, n=67 924* | Dead, n=1656* | Total, n=69 580* (%) | Last case date† | Index case date |
| Countries | |||||
| Angola | 1258 (1.9) | 33 (2.0) | 1291 (1.9) | 05-08-2020 | 29-03-2020 |
| Botswana | 1915 (2.8) | 1 (0.1) | 1916 (2.8) | 01-09-2020 | 30-03-2020 |
| Burkina Faso | 800 (1.2) | 64 (3.9) | 864 (1.2) | 01-09-2020 | 09-03-2020 |
| Chad | 824 (1.2) | 93 (5.6) | 917 (1.3) | 01-09-2020 | 19-03-2020 |
| Congo | 9082 (13.4) | 407 (24.6) | 9489 (13.6) | 01-09-2020 | 14-03-2020 |
| Eswatini | 4515 (6.6) | 89 (5.4) | 4604 (6.6) | 01-09-2020 | 13-03-2020 |
| Gambia | 126 (0.2) | 4 (0.2) | 130 (0.2) | 21-07-2020 | 18-03-2020 |
| Guinea | 10 211 (15.0) | 67 (4.0) | 10 278 (14.8) | 01-09-2020 | 13-03-2020 |
| Kenya | 6573 (9.7) | 296 (17.9) | 6869 (9.9) | 27-07-2020 | 13-03-2020 |
| Liberia | 1199 (1.8) | 78 (4.7) | 1277 (1.8) | 01-09-2020 | 16-03-2020 |
| Mauritius | 345 (0.5) | 10 (0.6) | 355 (0.5) | 31-08-2020 | 18-03-2020 |
| Mozambique | 3977 (5.9) | 27 (1.6) | 4004 (5.8) | 01-09-2020 | 22-03-2020 |
| Namibia | 7384 (10.9) | 23 (1.4) | 7407 (10.6) | 01-09-2020 | 14-03-2020 |
| Niger | 1080 (1.6) | 89 (5.4) | 1169 (1.7) | 31-08-2020 | 18-03-2020 |
| Rwanda | 4089 (6.0) | 20 (1.2) | 4109 (5.9) | 01-09-2020 | 14-03-2020 |
| São Tomé e Principe | 867 (1.3) | 15 (0.9) | 882 (1.3) | 28-08-2020 | 06-04-2020 |
| Senegal | 8894 (13.1) | 145 (8.8) | 9039 (13) | 01-09-2020 | 01-03-2020 |
| Seychelles | 121 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 121 (0.2) | 21-08-2020 | 14-03-2020 |
| Sierra Leone | 1690 (2.5) | 159 (9.6) | 1849 (2.7) | 01-09-2020 | 31-03-2020 |
| Uganda | 2974 (4.4) | 36 (2.2) | 3010 (4.3) | 01-09-2020 | 21-03-2020 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 0–39 | 41 445 (61.0) | 237 (14.3) | 41 682 (59.9) | ||
| 40–59 | 20 188 (29.7) | 569 (34.4) | 20 757 (29.8) | ||
| 60+ | 6291 (9.3) | 850 (51.3) | 7141 (10.3) | ||
| Median age (IQR) | 35 (26–47) | 60 (47–70) | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 26 021 (38.3) | 488 (29.5) | 26 509 (38.1) | ||
| Men | 41 903 (61.7) | 1168 (70.5) | 43 071 (61.9) |
Total (=69 580) is the sum of cases with alive (=67 924) and dead (=1656) clinical outcomes, at the time of data collection, 1 September 2020.
*Statistics presented: n (%).
†Date corresponding to the last case reported in the time frame considered, that is, from index case date up to 1 September 2020.