COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria
| COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria | |
|---|---|
 Confimed cases by province
1000+ Confirmed cases 500-999 Confirmed cases 100-499 Confirmed cases 20-99 Confirmed cases 1-19 Confirmed cases | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Algeria |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Blida |
| Arrival date | 17 February 2020 (7 months and 4 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | 14,272 |
| Recovered | 10,040[1] |
Deaths | 920 |
| Government website | |
| http://covid19.sante.gov.dz/carte/ http://covid19.cipalgerie.com/en/ | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Algeria in February 2020.
Cases[change | change source]
On 25 February, Algeria laboratory-confirmed its first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an Italian man who arrived on 17 February.[2] Algeria deported him back to Italy, via a special flight from Hassi Messaoud Airport where he was quarantined.[3]
On 2 March, Algeria confirmed two new cases of SARS-CoV-2, a woman and her daughter, the health ministry said.[4]
On 12 March, five new cases of COVID-19, including the first death, aged 78 and placed in isolation at Blida hospital. Two cases having stayed in France, one in the Souk-Ahras province, the other in the Tizi-Ouzou province and three in that of Blida province.[5] the total number of confirmed cases is 26 adding a woman in of Skikda having stayed in France was announced.[6][7] On the same day, schools were locked due to the coronavirus spread.
As of 1 July, there are 14,272 confirmed cases, 920 deaths, and 10,040 recoveries.[8]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Carte épidémiologique – وزارة الصحة و السكان و إصلاح المستشفيات بمساهمة وزارة البريد والمواصلات السلكية واللاسلكية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-03-25.
- ↑ "Algerian health minister confirms first COVID-19 case". 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "ترحيل المواطن الايطالي المصاب بكورونا" (in Arabic). February 2020.
- ↑ "Algeria confirms two more coronavirus cases". 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus : premier décès en Algérie, deux nouvelles wilayas touchées". TSA (in French). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Urgent | Coronavirus en Algérie : Deuxième décès en Algérie - Algérie360.com". www.algerie360.com (in French). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "إرتفاع عدد الوفيات المصابين بفيروس كورونا إلى إثنين". النهار أونلاين (in Arabic). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "Algeria". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 1 July 2020.