COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon

COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCameroon
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseYaoundé
Arrival date6 March 2020
(4 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases2,800 (as of 13 May)[1]
Active cases1,121 (as of 13 May)
Recovered1,543 (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

  1. ↑ "Worldometer-Cameroon". Worldometer. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ↑ "Worldometer-Cameroon". Worldometer. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Worldometer-Cameroon". Worldometer. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. ↑ Kouagheu, Josiane (6 March 2020). "Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus". Reuters. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Lukong, Pius; Woussou, Kossi (6 March 2020). "Cameroon, Togo Report First Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus". National Post. Reuters. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Cameroon: Coronavirus cases rise to 56". Journal du Cameroun.com. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cameroon's Coronavirus cases move up to 142". Journal du Cameroun.com. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.