COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal
| COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Senegal |
| First outbreak | France |
| Index case | Dakar |
| Arrival date | 2 March 2020 (3 years and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,105 (as of 14 May)[1] [2] |
| Active cases | 1,302 (as of 14 May) |
| Recovered | 782 (as of 14 May) |
Deaths | 21 (as of 14 May) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Senegal on March 2, 2020.
On 2 March 2020, a 54-year-old man from France was the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Senegal,[3] living in the Almadies Arrondissement of Dakar, having been tested positive at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar.
The second confirmed case of COVID-19 was a French expat who came to Dakar from France. They were said to be in a "comfortable" condition.[4]
On 12 March 2020, five more cases were announced in Senegal, which were family members of a confirmed case of the Senegalese national returning from Italy.[5]
On 23 March, Senegal declared a state of emergency.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.sante.gouv.sn/Pr%C3%A9sentation/coronavirus-riposte-%C3%A0-l%C3%A9pid%C3%A9mie-tableau-r%C3%A9capitulatif-des-dons-en-esp%C3%A8ces
- ↑ "COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)". 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus : Le Sénégal enregistre son premier cas". Le Quotidien (in French). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Second case of coronavirus in Senegal as African sports shelved". RFI. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Senegal announces 5 new coronavirus cases". News24. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast, Senegal declare emergencies, impose curfews in coronavirus response". Reuters. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
