COVID-19 pandemic in Togo
The COVID-19 pandemic in Togo is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Togo in March 2020.[2]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Togo | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Togo |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via France or Germany |
| Index case | Lomé |
| Arrival date | 6 March 2020 (11 months and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 5,436 (as of 7 February)[1] |
| Active cases | 822 (as of 7 February)[1] |
| Recovered | 4,535 (as of 7 February)[1] |
Deaths | 79 (as of 7 February)[1] |
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5] Model-based simulations for Togo indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number Rt was below 1.0 in the second half of April and in May 2020 but has since increased to around 1.[8]
Timeline
March 2020
On 6 March, Togolese authorities announced the first COVID-19 case, a 42-year-old Togolese woman who travelled between Germany, France, Turkey, and Benin before returning to Togo.[9] On this date, it was reported that she was being treated in isolation and her condition was stable.[10]
On 20 March, nine more cases were confirmed in Togo. On this day, the first case recovered, as indicated by the Ministry of Health.[11][12]
On 21 March, seven more cases were confirmed. In an attempt to control the spread of the virus in Togo, all borders to the country were closed. The cities of Lomé, Tsévié, Kpalimé, and Sokodé were quarantined starting on 20 March for two weeks.[13][14]
On 27 March, the first death occurred.[15]
By the end of March there had been 34 confirmed cases, of which 1 patient had died and 10 had recovered, leaving 23 active cases.[16]
April 2020
During April there were 82 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 116. The death toll rose to 9 and the number of recovered patients increased to 65, leaving 42 active cases at the end of the month (83% higher than at the end of March).[17]
May 2020
In May there were 326 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 442. Four more patients died, raising the total death toll to 13, and the number of recovered patients grew to 211, leaving 218 active cases at the end of May.[18]
June 2020
In June there were 201 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 643. The death toll increased by one person to 14, while the number of recovered patients rose by 184 to 395, leaving 234 active cases at the end of the month (an increase by 7% from the previous month).[19]
July 2020
During July there were 284 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 927. Four more died, raising the death toll to 18. The number of recovered patients increased to 628, leaving 281 active cases at the end of the month (an increase by 20% from the end of June).[20]
August 2020
In August there were 473 new cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1400. The death toll increased to 28. There were 367 active cases at the end of the month (31% higher than at the end of July).[21]
September 2020
There were 359 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1759. The death toll rose to 48. The number of recovered patients increased to 1341, leaving 370 active cases at the end of the month.[22]
October 2020
There were 598 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2357. The death toll rose to 57. The number of recovered patients increased to 1686, leaving 614 active cases at the end of the month.[23]
November 2020
There were 617 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2974. The death toll rose to 64. The number of recovered patients increased to 2478, leaving 432 active cases at the end of the month.[24]
December 2020
There were 637 new cases in December, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 3611. The death toll rose to 68. The number of recovered patients increased to 3384, leaving 159 active cases at the end of the month.[25]
January 2021
There were 1463 new cases in January, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5074. The death toll rose to 77. The number of recovered patients increased to 4268, leaving 729 active cases at the end of the month.[26]
Response
After an extraordinary council of ministers on 16 March, the government announced they would establish an XOF 2 billion fund to fight the pandemic. They also established the following measures: suspending flights from Spain, Italy, France, and Germany; canceling all international events for three weeks; requiring people who were recently in a high-risk country to self-isolate; closing their borders; and prohibiting events with more than 100 people effective 19 March.[27] In accordance with the ban on large gatherings, on 18 March, the Togolese Football Federation suspended competitions. Other events were canceled too, including the FILBLEU literature festival.[28]
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External links
Media related to COVID-19 pandemic in Togo at Wikimedia Commons
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