COVID-19 pandemic in Togo

The COVID-19 pandemic 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 (5 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	1,124 (as of 15 August)[1]
Active cases	292 (as of 15 August)[1]
Recovered	806 (as of 15 August)[1]
Deaths	26 (as of 15 August)[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 R_t was below 1.0 in the second half of April and in May 2020 but has since increased to around 1.[8]

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Togo  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Jun Jun Jul Jul Aug Aug Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-06		​	1(n.a.)
⋮		​	1(=)
2020-03-20		​ ​	9(+800%)
2020-03-21		​ ​	16(+78%)
⋮		​ ​	16(=)
2020-03-27		​ ​ ​	25(+56%)	1(n.a.)
2020-03-30		​ ​ ​	30(+20%)	1(=)
2020-03-31		​ ​ ​	34(+13%)	1(=)
2020-04-01		​ ​ ​	36(+5.9%)	2(+100%)
2020-04-02		​ ​ ​	39(+8.3%)	2(=)
2020-04-03		​ ​ ​	40(+2.6%)	3(+50%)
2020-04-04		​ ​ ​	41(+2.5%)	3(=)
2020-04-05		​ ​ ​	44(+7.3%)	3(=)
2020-04-06		​ ​ ​	58(+32%)	3(=)
2020-04-07		​ ​ ​	65(+12%)	3(=)
2020-04-08		​ ​ ​	70(+7.7%)	3(=)
2020-04-09		​ ​ ​	73(+4.3%)	3(=)
2020-04-10		​ ​ ​	76(+4.1%)	3(=)
2020-04-11		​ ​ ​	76(=)	3(=)
2020-04-12		​ ​ ​	76(=)	3(=)
2020-04-13		​ ​ ​	77(+1.3%)	3(=)
2020-04-14		​ ​ ​	77(=)	3(=)
2020-04-15		​ ​ ​	81(+5.2%)	3(=)
2020-04-16		​ ​ ​	81(=)	5(+67%)
2020-04-17		​ ​ ​	83(+2.5%)	5(=)
2020-04-18		​ ​ ​	84(+1.2%)	5(=)
2020-04-19		​ ​ ​	84(=)	5(=)
2020-04-20		​ ​ ​	84(=)	6(+20%)
2020-04-21		​ ​ ​	86(+2.4%)	6(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	88(+2.3%)	6(=)
2020-04-23		​ ​ ​	88(=)	6(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	90(+2.3%)	6(=)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	96(+6.7%)	6(=)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	98(+2.1%)	6(=)
2020-04-27		​ ​ ​	98(=)	6(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	99(+1%)	6(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	109(+10%)	7(+17%)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	116(+6.4%)	9(+29%)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	123(+6%)	9(=)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	123(=)	9(=)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	124(+0.81%)	9(=)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	126(+1.6%)	9(=)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	128(+1.6%)	9(=)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	128(=)	9(=)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	135(+5.5%)	9(=)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	145(+7.4%)	10(+11%)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	153(+5.5%)	10(=)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	174(+14%)	11(+10%)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	181(+4%)	11(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	199(+9.9%)	11(=)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	219(+10%)	11(=)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	238(+8.7%)	11(=)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	263(+11%)	11(=)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	298(+13%)	11(=)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	301(+1%)	11(=)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	330(+9.6%)	12(+9.1%)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	338(+2.4%)	12(=)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	340(+0.59%)	12(=)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	354(+4.1%)	12(=)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	363(+2.5%)	12(=)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	373(+2.8%)	12(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	381(+2.1%)	12(=)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	386(+1.3%)	13(+8.3%)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	391(+1.3%)	13(=)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	395(+1%)	13(=)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	422(+6.8%)	13(=)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	428(+1.4%)	13(=)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	433(+1.2%)	13(=)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	442(+2.1%)	13(=)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	443(+0.23%)	13(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	445(+0.45%)	13(=)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	452(+1.6%)	13(=)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	465(+2.9%)	13(=)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	485(+4.3%)	13(=)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	487(+0.41%)	13(=)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	495(+1.6%)	13(=)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	497(+0.4%)	13(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	501(+0.8%)	13(=)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	522(+4.2%)	13(=)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	524(+0.38%)	13(=)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	525(+0.19%)	13(=)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	530(+0.95%)	13(=)
2020-06-14		​ ​ ​	531(+0.19%)	13(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	532(+0.19%)	13(=)
2020-06-16		​ ​ ​	537(+0.94%)	13(=)
2020-06-17		​ ​ ​	544(+1.3%)	13(=)
2020-06-18		​ ​ ​	547(+0.55%)	13(=)
2020-06-19		​ ​ ​	555(+1.5%)	13(=)
2020-06-20		​ ​ ​	561(+1.1%)	13(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​ ​	569(+1.4%)	13(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​ ​	569(=)	13(=)
2020-06-23		​ ​ ​	576(+1.2%)	13(=)
2020-06-24		​ ​ ​	583(+1.2%)	14(+7.7%)
2020-06-25		​ ​ ​	588(+0.86%)	14(=)
2020-06-26		​ ​ ​	591(+0.51%)	14(=)
2020-06-27		​ ​ ​	615(+4.1%)	14(=)
2020-06-28		​ ​ ​	642(+4.4%)	14(=)
2020-06-29		​ ​ ​	643(+0.16%)	14(=)
2020-06-30		​ ​ ​	650(+1.1%)	14(=)
2020-07-01		​ ​ ​	661(+1.7%)	14(=)
2020-07-02		​ ​ ​	667(+0.91%)	14(=)
2020-07-03		​ ​ ​	671(+0.6%)	14(=)
2020-07-04		​ ​ ​	676(+0.75%)	15(+7.1%)
2020-07-05		​ ​ ​	680(+0.59%)	15(=)
2020-07-06		​ ​ ​	680(=)	15(=)
2020-07-07		​ ​ ​	689(+1.3%)	15(=)
2020-07-08		​ ​ ​	695(+0.87%)	15(=)
2020-07-09		​ ​ ​	704(+1.3%)	15(=)
2020-07-10		​ ​ ​	710(+0.85%)	15(=)
2020-07-11		​ ​ ​	710(=)	15(=)
2020-07-12		​ ​ ​	720(+1.4%)	15(=)
2020-07-13		​ ​ ​	721(+0.14%)	15(=)
2020-07-14		​ ​ ​	731(+1.4%)	15(=)
2020-07-15		​ ​ ​	740(+1.2%)	15(=)
2020-07-16		​ ​ ​	749(+1.2%)	15(=)
2020-07-17		​ ​ ​	766(+2.3%)	15(=)
2020-07-18		​ ​ ​	774(+1%)	15(=)
2020-07-19		​ ​ ​	778(+0.52%)	15(=)
2020-07-20		​ ​ ​	783(+0.64%)	15(=)
2020-07-21		​ ​ ​	790(+0.89%)	15(=)
2020-07-22		​ ​ ​	806(+2%)	16(+6.7%)
2020-07-23		​ ​ ​	828(+2.7%)	16(=)
2020-07-24		​ ​ ​	839(+1.3%)	17(+6.2%)
2020-07-25		​ ​ ​	853(+1.7%)	17(=)
2020-07-26		​ ​ ​	868(+1.8%)	18(+5.9%)
2020-07-27		​ ​ ​	874(+0.69%)	18(=)
2020-07-28		​ ​ ​	896(+2.5%)	18(=)
2020-07-29		​ ​ ​	896(=)	18(=)
2020-07-30		​ ​ ​	908(+1.3%)	18(=)
2020-07-31		​ ​ ​	941(+3.6%)	19(+5.6%)
2020-08-01		​ ​ ​	958(+1.8%)	19(=)
2020-08-02		​ ​ ​	961(+0.31%)	19(=)
2020-08-03		​ ​ ​	976(+1.6%)	19(=)
2020-08-04		​ ​ ​	988(+1.2%)	19(=)
2020-08-05		​ ​ ​	1,001(+1.3%)	21(+11%)
2020-08-06		​ ​ ​	1,012(+1.1%)	22(+4.8%)
2020-08-07		​ ​ ​	1,028(+1.6%)	22(=)
2020-08-08		​ ​ ​	1,046(+1.8%)	23(+4.5%)
2020-08-09		​ ​ ​	1,060(+1.3%)	23(=)
2020-08-10		​ ​ ​	1,067(+0.66%)	25(+8.7%)
2020-08-11		​ ​ ​	1,070(+0.28%)	26(+4%)
2020-08-12		​ ​ ​	1,092(+2.1%)	26(=)
2020-08-13		​ ​ ​	1,104(+1.1%)	26(=)
2020-08-14		​ ​ ​	1,124(+1.8%)	26(=)
Sources: various news sources and state health department websites. See Timeline Table and Timeline narrative for sources.

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]

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]

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]

In June there were 208 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]

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]

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 Italy, France, Germany, and Spain; 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.[21] 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.[22]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory

References

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4. Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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10. "Togo confirms first case of coronavirus". The Jerusalem Post. Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
11. First, Togo. "Coronavirus: Togo reports 8 new cases". www.togofirst.com. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
12. "Togo : 8 nouveaux cas de Coronavirus confirmés". L-FRII (in French). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
13. "Coronavirus Update (Live): 301,100 Cases and 12,948 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak - Worldometer". worldometers.info. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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15. Médoune, SAMB (27 March 2020). "Coronavirus: Journalist Dominique Aliziou, first case of death linked to COVID-19 in Togo". Panafrican News Agency. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
16. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 72" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 April 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
17. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 102" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 May 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
18. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 133" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 June 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
19. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 163" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 July 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
20. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 194" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 August 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
21. "Togolese Government puts in place an emergency fund to fight coronavirus". Togo First. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
22. "Togolese football federation suspends all competitions due to the coronavirus threat". Togo First. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

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