COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo

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

COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationRepublic of the Congo
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseBrazzaville
Arrival date14 March 2020
(5 months and 2 days)
Confirmed cases3,664 (as of 9 August)[1]
Active cases2,017 (as of 9 August)
Recovered1,589 (as of 9 August)
Deaths
58 (as of 9 August)

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 simulations for the Republic of the Congo suggest that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been stable above 1.0 since mid-May 2020.[7]

Timeline

March 2020

The country's first case was announced on 14 March, a 50-year-old man who returned to the Republic of the Congo from Paris, France.[8] Two more cases were detected on 19 March.[9] As of 31 March, there were 19 cases in the Republic of the Congo.[10]

The country reported its first two deaths on 31 March, both of which in Pointe-Noire.[11]

April 2020

There were 201 new cases in April, raising the total number of cases to 220. The death toll rose to 9. Nineteen patients recovered, leaving 192 active cases at the end of the month.[12]

May 2020

In May there were 384 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 604. The death toll more than doubled to 20. The number of recovered patients increased to 172, leaving 412 active cases at the end of the month.[13]

June 2020

During the month there were 725 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1329. The death toll more than doubled to 41. The number of recovered patients increased to 694, leaving 594 active cases at the end of the month.[14]

July 2020

There were 2047 new cases in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 3376. The death toll rose to 56. The number of recovered patients increased to 1003, leaving 2317 active cases at the end of the month.[15]

See also

References
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  2. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. 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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  6. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. Future scenarios of the healthcare burden of COVID-19 in low- or middle-income countries, MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College London.
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  9. "Deux cas de Coronavirus détectés à Brazzaville. Le gouvernement renforce son protocole". Les Echoes de Congo Brazzaville (in French). 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 72" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 April 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  11. "Coronavirus: confinée, Brazzaville vidée de ses habitants". RFI (in French). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  12. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 102" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 May 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  13. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 133" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 June 2020. p. 7. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  14. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 163" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 July 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  15. "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 194" (PDF). World Health Organization. 1 August 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 3 August 2020.


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