Back جائحة فيروس كورونا في السنغال Arabic Pandèmia de COVID-19 al Senegal Catalan COVID-19-Pandemie im Senegal German COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal English Pandémie de Covid-19 au Sénégal French מגפת הקורונה בסנגל HE Pandemi maladi kowonaviris an 2020 nan Senegal HT Pandemi Covid-19 di Senegal ID Pandemia di COVID-19 in Senegal Italian 세네갈의 코로나19 범유행 Korean
| COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Senegal |
| First outbreak | France |
| Index case | Dakar |
| Arrival date | 2 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,105 (as of 14 May)[1] [2] |
| Active cases | 1,302 (as of 14 May) |
| Recovered | 782 (as of 14 May) |
Deaths | 21 (as of 14 May) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Senegal on March 2, 2020.
On 2 March 2020, a 54-year-old man from France was the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Senegal,[3] living in the Almadies Arrondissement of Dakar, having been tested positive at the Pasteur Institute in Dakar.
The second confirmed case of COVID-19 was a French expat who came to Dakar from France. They were said to be in a "comfortable" condition.[4]
On 12 March 2020, five more cases were announced in Senegal, which were family members of a confirmed case of the Senegalese national returning from Italy.[5]
On 23 March, Senegal declared a state of emergency.[6]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "COVID-19 Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)". 14 May 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus : Le Sénégal enregistre son premier cas". Le Quotidien (in French). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ↑ "Second case of coronavirus in Senegal as African sports shelved". RFI. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Senegal announces 5 new coronavirus cases". News24. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast, Senegal declare emergencies, impose curfews in coronavirus response". Reuters. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.