The time allocated for running scripts has expired. Annobar cutar covid-19 an tabbatar ya bazu zuwa Afirka a ranar 14 ga Fabrairu 2020, tare da sanar da shari'ar farko da aka tabbatar a Masar. An ba da sanarwar shari'ar farko da aka tabbatar a yankin kudu da Sahara a Najeriya a karshen watan Fabrairu 2020. A cikin watanni uku, kwayar cutar ta bazu ko'ina cikin nahiyar, kamar yadda Lesotho, ƙasar Afirka ta ƙarshe da ta tsira daga kamuwa da cutar, ta ba da rahoton shari'ar a ranar 13 ga Mayu 2020. Ya zuwa 26 ga Mayu, da alama yawancin ƙasashen Afirka suna fuskantar watsawar al'umma, kodayake iyakancewar gwajin ba ta da iyaka. Yawancin cututtukan da aka gano sun shigo daga Turai da Amurka maimakon daga China inda cutar ta samo asali. A farkon Yuni 2021, Afirka ta fuskanci guguwar COVID ta uku tare da bullar cutar a ƙasashe 14. Zuwa ranar 4 ga Yuli nahiyar ta yi rikodin fiye da 251,000 sabbin cututtukan Covid, karuwar kashi 20% daga makon da ya gabata da karuwar kashi 12% daga kololuwar Janairu.