COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Ivory Coast in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast
COVID-19 Pandémie coronavirus en Côte d'Ivoire par District.svg
Number of cases by District.      ≥ 10 000     1 000 to 9 999     500 to 999     100 to 499     10 to 99     1 to 9     0
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationIvory Coast
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseAbidjan
Arrival date11 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases1,912 (as of 13 May)[1]
Active cases986 (as of 13 May)
Recovered902 (as of 13 May)
Deaths
24 (as of 13 May)

On 11 March, Ivory Coast recorded its first case of COVID-19. It was an Ivory Coast national who had recently been to Italy.[2]

On 16 March, the government announced that the total number of confirmed cases had risen to six, and that the patient identified on 11 March had made a recovery.[3] Ivory Coast also suspended flights for countries that had more than 100 cases for 15 days, only allowing citizens and residents, and closed all schools for an initial 30 days.[4]

On 20 March, the government announced five more confirmed cases, bringing the total number to 14.[5] The same day the government decided to close all borders from midnight on 22 March until further notice.[6]

On 27 March, 5 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total over the 100 benchmark with a total of 101 cases along with 2 patients recovering, thus bringing the total of recovered to 3.[7]

A 58-year-old female patient with diabetes, in a coma since 25 March, became the first death.[8]

COVID-19 Pandemic In Ivory Coast Media

References

  1. "Ministère de la Santé et de l'Hygiène Publique". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. "Ivory Coast confirms first case of coronavirus". Daily Sabah. 11 March 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  3. "Coronavirus : le bilan passe à 6 confirmés en Côte d'Ivoire". Atoo.ci (in français). 2020-03-16. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. "West Africa clamps down on borders as coronavirus cases rise". outlookindia.com. 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. "Coronavirus : la Côte d'Ivoire compte 14 cas confirmés dont un guéri, à la date du 20 mars 2020". www.gouv.ci (in français). 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  6. "Coronavirus : les frontières terrestres, maritimes et aériennes ivoiriennes fermées à tout traffic de personnes, à compter du 22 mars 2020, à minuit". www.gouv.ci (in français). 2020-03-21. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  7. "Covid-19: la Côte d'Ivoire franchit la barre de 100 cas avec 5 nouveaux cas portant le nombre d'infectés à 101 dont 3 guéris (Ministre de la Santé)". news.abidjan.net/ (in français). 27 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  8. "Coronavirus : En Côte d'Ivoire, plusieurs décès occasionnés par les maladies chroniques". RTI.ci (in français). 23 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-23.[dead link]