COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon
| COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Cameroon |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Yaoundé |
| Arrival date | 6 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 1 week and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,800 (as of 13 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 1,121 (as of 13 May) |
| Recovered | 1,543 (as of 13 May)[2] |
Deaths | 136 (as of 13 May)[3] |
Territories | Bafoussam, Douala & Yaounde |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Cameroon, Central Africa on 6 March 2020 with its first confirmed case.[4] The infected person was a French national who arrived in the capital Yaoundé on 24 February.[5][6][7]
The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Malachie Manaouda, revealed on 23 March that among the 16 cases tested positive that morning, 9 were from Douala, 6 in Yaoundé, and one in Bafoussam.[8]
The total number of COVID-19 cases keep climbing up in the country. On 30 March, the Minister of Public Health announced that Cameroon had 142 active cases with 6 deaths.[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Worldometer-Cameroon". Worldometer. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ↑ "Worldometer-Cameroon". Worldometer. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ "Worldometer-Cameroon". Worldometer. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ Kouagheu, Josiane (6 March 2020). "Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ Lukong, Pius; Woussou, Kossi (6 March 2020). "Cameroon, Togo Report First Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus". National Post. Reuters. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cameroon Confirms First Case of Coronavirus". The New York Times. Reuters. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cameroon: Coronavirus cases rise to 56". Journal du Cameroun.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Cameroon's Coronavirus cases move up to 142". Journal du Cameroun.com. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
