COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon
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]
COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Location | Cameroon |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Yaoundé |
Arrival date | 6 March 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 3 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 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]
COVID-19 Pandemic In Cameroon Media
The US donates Janssen COVID-19 vaccines to Cameroon as part of the COVAX initiative in 2021
References
- ↑ "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. 6 March 2020. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/health-pmn/cameroon-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-2. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ Cameroon Confirms First Case of Coronavirus. 6 March 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/03/06/world/africa/06reuters-health-coronavirus-cameroon.html. 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.