Africa virus cases surpass 100,000; lockdowns slowed growth

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Africa’s coronavirus cases have surpassed 100,000, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, as the continent with many fragile health systems has not yet seen the high numbers of other parts of the world. More than 3,100 people have died from COVID-19 across the continent of 1.3 billion people. The African continent has seen roughly the same number of new cases in the past week as the week before,…