COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Central African Republic in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCentral African Republic
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseBangui
Arrival date14 March 2020
(10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases4,989 (as of 3 February)[1]
Active cases41 (as of 3 February)
Recovered4,885 (as of 3 February)
Deaths
63 (as of 3 February)

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.[2][3]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4] Model-based simulation for the Central African Republic indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t was stable below 1.0 from June to August 2020 but has since risen to around 1.[7]

There are only three ventilators in the entire country.[8]

Timeline

March 2020

The country's first case was announced on 14 March, with the patient being identified as a 74-year-old Italian man who returned to the Central African Republic from Milan, Italy.[9]

There were six confirmed cases in March, with no recoveries and no deaths.[10]

April 2020

In April there were 44 new cases, raising the total number of cases to 50. Ten patients recovered, leaving 40 active cases at the end of the month.[11]

May 2020

On 23 May 2020, the first death in the country occurred.[12]

There were 961 new cases in May, raising the total number of cases to 1011. The death toll was 2 while the number of recovered patients increased to 23, leaving 986 active cases at the end of May.[13]

June 2020

In June there were 2734 new cases, bringing the total number of cases to 3745. The death toll rose to 47. The number of recovered patients increased to 787, leaving 2911 active cases at the end of the month.[14]

July 2020

There were 863 new cases in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4608. The death toll rose to 59. The number of recovered patients more than doubled to 1606, leaving 2943 active cases at the end of the month.[15]

August 2020

There were 103 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4711. The death toll rose to 62. There were 2859 active cases at the end of the month (a decrease by 3% from the end of July).[16]

September 2020

There were 118 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4829. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 1914, leaving 2853 active cases at the end of the month.[17]

October 2020

There were 37 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4866. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 1924, leaving 2880 active cases at the end of the month.[18]

November 2020

There were 52 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4918. The death toll rose to 63. The number of recovered patients increased to 1929, leaving 2926 active cases at the end of the month.[19]

December 2020

There were 45 new cases in December, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4963. The death toll remained unchanged. There were 2976 active cases at the end of the month.[20]

January 2021

There were 18 new cases in January, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4981. The death toll remained unchanged. There were 33 active cases at the end of the month.[21]

See also

References
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