COVID-19 pandemic in Namibia

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been spread across Namibia since March 14, 2020 . The first two cases of SARS-CoV-2 were detected on this day .

background

The COVID-19 pandemic began in the People's Republic of China in December 2019 . The novel respiratory disease COVID-19 is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group . On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the event as a global pandemic .

State measures

When the first positive COVID-19 case in Namibia became known, the government suspended flight connections to Qatar , Ethiopia and Germany for an initial period of 30 days on the same day . All schools in the country were closed, and major events were banned. This also included the celebration of Namibia's 30th anniversary. Libraries, museums, and art exhibitions have also been closed. On 17 March 2020 called President Hage Geingob the emergency or a state of emergency from which a short time later by the National Assembly has been confirmed. Meetings of more than 50 people were prohibited.

A 21-day lockdown began on March 27, 2020, including leaving the Erongo and Khomas regions , including Rehoboth and Okahandja . In addition to hygiene and exit regulations, all non-important companies had to close. Parliament stopped work. The sale of alcohol was banned altogether, as was gatherings of more than 3 people. Leaving the house was only allowed for the use of important services (such as visiting the doctor, shopping for groceries) and for sports activities with a maximum of three people.

Water supplies to households in debt have been restored. Likewise, water dispensing points have been created to comply with hygiene regulations in various residential areas. Offenses against the conditions are punishable by 2000 Namibia dollars and / or up to six months in prison.

On April 14, 2020, the lockdown was extended up to and including May 4 and extended to the entire country. The 14 regions were divided into ten zones with 69 control points. Other changes include the assignment of fisheries to the important service providers. In addition, various stores were allowed to reopen in compliance with strict hygiene regulations. The sale of alcohol with less than three percent by volume was allowed. Short-time work, wage cuts and layoffs are prohibited during the state of emergency. This regulation was declared unconstitutional by the higher court on May 23, 2020 .

On April 30, 2020, President Geingob announced the end of the lockdown on May 4, 2020. Phase II of four phases will then be entered. This provides for a mask requirement in public. High-risk activities, including schools and theaters, and group sports remain prohibited. Each phase should last at least four weeks.

On May 19, 2020, the Ministry of Education announced the opening of schools in phases on June 3, 2020.

On May 28, 2020, President Hage Geingob announced the start of phase 3 as planned for June 2, 2020 and initially for 28 days. Only the city of Walvis Bay will return to phase 1, a complete lockdown for an initial seven days. Phase 3 allows normal operation of the country, taking into account the hygiene, mask and distance rules. The borders remain closed, all companies with the exception of bars and discos are allowed to open. Phase 1 has been extended for Walvis Bay to June 8, 2020. On that day, a renewed extension of 14 days and an extension to the entire Erongo region was announced.

On June 22, the transition of the Erongo region (from midnight to July 6, 2020 for the time being) in phase 3, with restrictions for Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and Arandis , was announced. In addition, the rest of the country will enter phase 4 on June 29th at 11:49 p.m., which should last until September 17th.

Since more than 90 percent of COVID-19 cases come from the Erongo region and 81 percent from the city of Walvis Bay, further measures for these locations were announced on July 6, 2020. The Erongo region remains in phase 3, the rest of the country in phase 4.

On July 31, 2020, the resumption of school operations was announced, with the exception of grades 10–12, from August 4, 2020 for 28 days. International tourism in the country is permitted on a trial basis subject to certain conditions.

On August 12, 2020, new strict restrictions were announced due to the sharp increase in the number of cases. This includes the downgrading of the entire country in phase 3. In addition to Arandis, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, entry and exit will be banned for 16 days initially, and now also for Okahandja, Rehoboth and Windhoek. In addition, there is a curfew between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.

On August 25, 2020, the Ministry of Tourism announced the opening of a tourist test phase from September 1, 2020. Tourists arriving by plane directly at Hosea Kutako International Airport are welcome under strict conditions .

Organization and information

The Ministry of Health and Social Services is in charge of the pandemic in Namibia. It is supported primarily by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology in terms of information technology . Since April 2, there have been two daily live broadcasts from the COVID-19 Communication Center in Windhoek. In addition to the specialist ministers, other experts also have their say. The Ministry of Health reports daily on the active, cured and deceased cases and the number of tests performed. In addition, with a two-day delay, there are so-called situation reports from the ministry together with the World Health Organization in Namibia.

A special task team was set up to coordinate the pandemic in Namibia, led by ex-Health Minister Bernard Haufiku .

As part of the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of fake news was criminalized in mid-April 2020.

COVID-19 tests are only processed in the laboratory by the Namibia Institute of Pathology in Windhoek and the private company PathCare (until the beginning of May 2020 in South Africa). Due to a lack of test equipment and laboratories, only people with symptoms or contact persons were tested until mid-April. Since then, a significant expansion of the tests to up to 200,000 people has been planned.

On July 29, 2020, it was decided to abandon the previous measure of testing all sick people twice within 48 hours and only releasing them from isolation if they had two negative results. From now on, every positive person will automatically be declared healthy after 14 days according to international procedures. In addition, every person in quarantine can leave it after three weeks at the latest without further tests.

Isolation, quarantine, medical equipment

Since the pandemic arrived in Namibia, the Ministry of Health has made numerous efforts with the help of private organizations to create the necessary infrastructure for a possible stronger outbreak in Namibia. For this purpose, at least 1.1 billion Namibia dollars were made available at short notice .

Various isolation and quarantine stations have been and are being created and fast-building hospitals are being built, including in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay . The number of ventilators in the country increased from 39 to 59, with 83 more ordered. Some devices as a donation from the Jack Ma Foundation arrived in Namibia on April 22, 2020.

Namibia prescribes a quarantine of 14 days under supervision for Namibians returning from abroad. Suspected cases, mostly contacts up to the third degree of positive cases, have to go into quarantine for 14 days. Cases that tested positive must be in isolation for 14 days. Two tests within 48 hours determine the condition. On July 31, 2020, adjusted quarantine and isolation regulations were presented. Automatic healing, according to international standards, is given after 10 days. Home isolation or quarantine is permitted under certain conditions.

Are used PCR tests . So-called rapid diagnostic tests are not used in Namibia (as of July 9, 2020).

Economic aid

On April 1, 2020, Finance Minister Iipumbu Shiimi announced an aid package of 8.1 billion Namibian dollars. In addition to an emergency income for every non-tax-registered Namibian between 18 and 59 years of age who do not receive any other state aid, this provides for 750 Namibian dollars. In addition, aids are to be created for companies, based primarily on state-secured loans from commercial banks. On April 27, a 650 million Namibian dollar salary protection program was unveiled. This is to prevent layoffs through state salary support.

statistics

Overview (selection)

Source: MHSS

date Confirmed cases Healthy cases Active cases Deaths Tests (total) Active contacts Quarantine (total) Quarantine (released) Quarantine (active)
2.May 16 8th 8th 0 1060 218 768 505 263
10th of May 16   11   5   0   1543   242   1070   615   455  
17th of May 16   13   3   0   2381   243   1346   804   542  
25. May 21   14   7   0   3117   257   1602   1005   597  
Jun 1 25   16   9   0   3970   378   2189   1570   619  
Jun 6 29   16   13   0   4588   146   2460   1660   800  
Jun 11 31   17   14   0   5301   86   2643   1980   759  
Jun 20 46   19   27   0   6837   45   3212   2529   614  
Jun 29 196   24   172   0   8913   812   3791   2927   864  
Jul 1 285   24   261   0   9563   811   3867   2988   879  
8 Jul 593   25   568   0   12,167   1308   4289   3429   860  
13 Jul 861   28   832   1   14,689   1151   4420   3661   759  
14 Jul 864   29   833   2   15,439   1154   4445   3767   678  
Jul 18 1203   32   1169   2   17,041   1660   4541   3942   599  
Jul 20 1344   42   1298   4   17,994   1881   4701   4050   651  
23 Jul 1522   69   1446   7   19,782   1998   4784   4127   657  
26 Jul 1775   75   1692   8   21,806   2647   5097   4396   701  
27 Jul 1843   101   1734   8   23,140   2865   5557   k. A. k. A.
29 Jul 1986   104   1873   9   24,852   3174   6174   4715 1459
30 Jul 2052   164   1878   10   25,625   3406   6433   4846   1587  
4th Aug 2470   211   2247   12   29,233   3428   6622   4954   1668  
5th Aug 2540   556   1972   12   29,779   3444   6637   5005   1632  
6 Aug 2652   563   2074   15   31,172   3497   6756   5026   1730  
10 Aug 3101   715   2367   19   35,175   3818   6968   5227   1741  
13 Aug 3544   848   2669   27   37,797   4167   7495   5851   1644  
14 Aug 3726   2342   1353   31   38,743   4344   7830   6352   1478  
Aug 18 4464   2407   2020   37   42,945   4647   8186   6589   1597  
21 Aug 5227   2457   2728   42   47.122   5570   8857   7708   1149  
25 Aug 6160   2732   3371   57   53,387   6734   9299   7960   1339  
31 Aug 7550   3327   4148   75   61.410   8465   10.157   8432   1725  

By regions

Source: Namibia Statistics Agency , as of August 3; Trend compared to a week earlier

region Testing Confirmed
cases 		Share
(in%) 		Deaths Share
(in%)
Erongo 7779   2148   86.9   10   83.3  
Hardap 751   9   0.4   0   0.0  
ǁKaras 1757   34   1.4   0   0.0  
Kavango East 126   2   0.1   0   0.0  
Kavango West 29   0   0.0   0   0.0  
Khomas 4694   163   6.6   2   16.7  
Kunene 202   1   0.0   0   0.0  
Ohangwena 747   10   0.4   0   0.0  
Grandmaheke 241   1   0.0   0   0.0  
Omusati 204   2   0.1   0   0.0  
Oshana 351   10   0.4   0   0.0  
Oshikoto 222   2   0.1   0   0.0  
Otjozondjupa 789   18   0.7   0   0.0  
Zambezi 491   6   0.2   0   0.0  

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Namibia
according to data from the MHSS

New infections in Namibia
according to data from the MHSS

Deaths

The first death related to COVID-19 in Namibia was confirmed on July 10, 2020. It is a man who died two days earlier. He wasn't a known case. Four days later, a 44-year-old man from Swakopmund became the second COVID-19 death. He had died three days earlier without any relevant symptoms and with previous illnesses. Post mortem it tested positive. Another death was announced on July 19, 2020. The 45-year-old man in Walvis Bay died on July 13th. He had previous illnesses; some of his symptoms were a headache. He tested positive post mortem. On July 20, the death of another person with the virus was announced. On July 21, three more coronavirus-related deaths were confirmed from Walvis Bay. On July 26, 2020, the death of another COVID19 patient was announced. The man from Walvis Bay was 47 years old and had previous illnesses. On July 29, the death of a 44-year-old woman from Walvis Bay was announced. She had previous illnesses. The death of a patient from Windhoek was reported for the first time on July 30, 2020. The 41-year-old man came to the hospital with previous illnesses on the 27th and died a day later. On August 1, 2020, the death of a 53-year-old man was announced from the central coast. He had various previous illnesses and died after a day in a private hospital in Swakopmund. Another death was reported in Windhoek on August 3. It is a 49-year-old man who was in the state hospital for an operation. He tested positive, had chronic illnesses, and developed problems after surgery. Three more deaths were reported on August 6. They are a 70-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman from Walvis Bay and a 73-year-old woman from Swakopmund. All of them had previous illnesses. An 84-year-old woman with numerous previous illnesses was announced as deceased on August 7, 2020. Three more deaths were reported on August 9, two in Windhoek and one in Walvis Bay. For the first time, a person has died without any known previous illnesses. Three more deaths were recorded on August 12. Five more deaths were reported on August 13. Four more deaths were reported just one day later (3 from Windhoek, 1 from Swakopmund). A special scenario is that of a nine-year-old girl who died from a fall from a height. She was corona-positive, but was not counted as a COVID19 death according to WHO guidelines. Four more deaths were announced on August 15, 2020, with a 49-year-old man from Windhoek having no known previous illnesses. Death number 36 was confirmed on August 17, 2020. The death of a person from the north was announced for the first time on August 18. It is a 65-year-old man from Ongwediva with various previous illnesses. Two other people, 73 and 84 years old, were announced as dead on August 19, 2020. You come from Gobabis or Windhoek and had various previous illnesses. Two more deaths from Windhoek were confirmed on August 20, 2020. On August 21, the death of a 44-year-old man from Windhoek was announced. He had numerous previous illnesses. Four more deaths, two from Walvis Bay and one each from Eenhana and Swakopmund, were announced on August 22, 2020 . Three of the four victims had known pre-existing conditions. The daily record of six deaths was announced on August 24, 2020. All of the deceased between the ages of 43 and 75 had various previous illnesses. Four more deaths were confirmed on August 24, 2020. On August 25, the death of a 41-year-old man from Rundu was confirmed. He had no known previous illnesses. Two more fatalities were confirmed on August 26, 2020. On August 27, the death of a 25-year-old man with no known medical history was reported. Five other deaths, including a 17-year-old girl with pre-existing conditions, were confirmed on August 28, 2020. Four more deaths followed on August 29, 2020, including a 3-month-old baby. This death should be clarified by an autopsy. Three more deaths, two from Windhoek and one from Keetmanshoop, were announced on August 30, 2020. Three deaths, two men and one woman aged 45 to 59 years and with numerous previous illnesses, were confirmed on August 31, 2020.

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Namibia
according to data from the MHSS

Known fatalities

Case descriptions

As of July 30, 2020, 2052 cases of the virus were detected in Namibia. Of these, 164 cases were cured. Deaths related to the virus were 10. No new cases were reported between April 5, 2020 and May 20, 2020. There was a ten-fold increase in cases between June 1 and July 30, 2020. A single expulsion for the public no longer takes place since July 1, 2020.

So far only the third and the 22nd documented case has been treated as an inpatient. All other cases were reported as completely or largely asymptomatic .

On March 14, 2020, the virus was detected for the first time in Namibia in two tourists from Romania, living in Madrid and arriving via Doha . You had entered Namibia three days earlier. Two weeks later, the couple were considered cured. On April 20, Health Minister Kalumbi Shangula made it clear that the husband, who was in isolation with his wife , had again tested positive. The wife is still positive. On May 20, Case 1 tested negative again. On May 22nd, it tested positive again. On June 1, 2020, after 79 days, both were declared healthy.

The third documented case is a 61-year-old German tourist who entered Namibia on March 13, 2020 and tested positive six days later. He first went to a private hospital, where he infected a nurse (case 14), before he was transferred to the Windhoek Central Hospital, which at the time was solely responsible for the virus . He has been healthy since mid-April.

A 19-year-old Namibian returned from the UK and became the fourth case to test positive on March 23, 2020. He is healthy.

Case 5, a 44 year old Namibian who was previously in South Africa , and Case 6, a 21 year old Namibian who was also previously in South Africa, tested positive on March 24th. You have been healed ever since.

Case 7 is a French tourist who stayed in various lodges in the south of the country . He tested positive on March 25 and was in isolation at Keetmanshoop State Hospital . He has been healthy since April 23, 2020.

Case 8 is another local infection from Case 3 that is not described in detail. He has been healthy since April 26, 2020. Case 9 was a 35-year-old Namibian who entered from South Africa and tested positive on March 28, 2020. Case 10 was a 33-year-old Namibian who had entered Namibia via Dubai , Ethiopia and South Africa. He tested positive on March 28, 2020. Cases 9 and 10 were declared healthy on May 9 and 10, 2020, respectively.

A 69 year old Namibian who came from South Africa was reported as the 11th case positive on March 29th. A 12th and 13th case were detected in the husband and baby of Case 9. The 14th case was a nurse infected by case 3. She is now healthy. Case 15 was a 31-year-old Namibian who was infected by a friend from South Africa who tested positive. He is healthy. Case 16 was a 46-year-old Namibian doctor who was previously in South Africa. He is healthy. Case 12 recovered in mid-May.

Cases 16 to 20 were confirmed after 1.5 months with no new cases on May 21, 22 and 23, 2020, respectively. These are Namibians who returned from South Africa and have been in quarantine since then. They were tested according to the guidelines on the 12th day of quarantine. There are two women aged 26 and 28 years and two men aged 29 and 35 years. You are in isolation. Case 17 was declared healthy on July 12, 2020.

Case 21 was confirmed on May 24, 2020. It is a 47-year-old Namibian truck driver who has been in quarantine since returning from South Africa. He left this quarantine briefly without permission and was then arrested. He was declared healed on July 13, 2020.

Case 22, a 63-year-old Namibian, was confirmed on May 27, 2020. It is the first critical case in the country. He is being ventilated at Walvis Bay Hospital. As of May 31, 2020, he will continue to be civil servant, but is in much better shape. As of June 20, 2020, he is still in the intensive care unit with independent breathing. He was declared sane on June 29th.

A 38-year-old Namibian who returned from Tanzania on May 23 is being treated as case 23. He is in isolation. The first symptoms appeared at the beginning of April, but had not been tested in Tanzania. Declared healthy on June 22, 2020.

Case 24 was confirmed on May 31. It is a 51-year-old seaman who, like Case 22, was traveling with a trawler. He is in isolation in Walvis Bay and has no symptoms.

Case 25 is a 32 year old Namibian nurse. She was in Cape Town from the beginning of March to May 29, 2020 . Upon her return, she was tested positive in quarantine and placed in isolation. Declared healthy on June 22, 2020.

Four new cases were confirmed on June 6, 2020. Case 26 is a 44 year old Namibian from Walvis Bay. His way of infection is unclear. The other cases 27 to 29 are three Namibian students from South Africa aged 21, 21 and 23. The three have been in quarantine since their return. Case 28 was declared sane on June 16.

Cases 30 and 31 were announced on June 8, 2020. There are two Namibian women between the ages of 27 and 50 who traveled back to Namibia from India via South Africa. You have been in quarantine in Karasburg since then and have been transferred to isolation. Case 31 is healthy, Case 30 was declared healthy on June 29th.

A local broadcast (case 32) was reported on June 13, 2020. It is a 31 year old woman from Walvis Bay.

Two more cases were confirmed three days later. Case 33 is a 35-year-old Namibian-South African man. He crossed the border illegally, is said to be wanted as a felon in South Africa and did not go into quarantine. He was arrested by police after allegedly staying in Windhoek for at least two days. Numerous contact persons have been identified since then. Case 34 is a 39-year-old Namibian and was infected with Case 32. It is therefore a local transmission. Case 33 was healed on July 15, 2020.

Two new cases were also reported on June 17th. A 26-year-old Namibian in Walvis Bay is being treated as Case 35. His way of infection is absolutely unclear. Case 36 is a 44-year-old Malawian who entered Namibia for an unexplained reason. He was quarantined in Katima Mulilo and tested positive.

On June 18, three new cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health. Case 37 is a 20-year-old Namibian who traveled from Walvis Bay to Mariental to go to school there. He was in class for a day and then tested positive. The school and its boarding school were immediately quarantined. Case 38 is a 22-year-old Namibian who studied in England and returned to Namibia in early June. She had symptoms in England in March 2020, but was never tested, but has now been placed in isolation with a positive test result. Case 39 is a 55-year-old Namibian from Swakopmund . Your way of infection is unknown.

On June 19, the new record of six cases in one day was reported. Case 40 is a 45 year old Namibian in Walvis Bay. Its way of infection is unknown. Cases 41 through 46 are also all located in Walvis Bay. In the case of people aged 10, 28, 36, 38 and 40 years of age, cases 32 and 34 were infected, ie all local transmissions. Case 43 was declared cured on July 13, 2020.

Case 46 was confirmed on June 20, 2020. The 31-year-old Namibian woman arrived from South Africa on June 17 and has been in quarantine since then.

Just a day later, nine more cases tested positive. Cases 47 (48 year old woman), 48, 49 (23 year old woman), 51 (36 year old woman), 52 (38 year old woman), 53 and 54 are local contagions in Walvis Bay. Cases 48 (2 year old boy), 53 (56 year old man), and 54 (31 year old man) are transfers through Case 35. Case 50 is a 28 year old woman who returned from India via South Africa is. Case 55 is a 65 year old woman from South Africa.

On June 22, 2020, a further eight cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health. Cases 56–59 (ages 14, 24, 30 (male) and 36 years old, all female) are contacts from Case 37, Case 60 (34 years old, female) is a contact from Case 35. All of them, as well cases 61 (24 years old) and 62 (65 years old, male), reside in Walvis Bay. Case 63 (43 year old male) is in Swakopmund.

Four new cases were confirmed on June 23, 2020: Case 64 is a 71-year-old South African truck driver who drove to Oshikango from South Africa . He is in isolation in Engela with mild symptoms . Cases 65 and 66 (65 year old man, 50 year old woman) are contacts from Case 35 from Walvis Bay. Case 67 is a 51-year-old woman there, with no known contacts or travel history. With the exception of the South African in Engela, none of the cases showed any symptoms. In the evening, five more cases (68 to 72) were confirmed from Walvis Bay. There are four women and one man between the ages of 41 and 59 without a known route of infection.

Cases 72 to 76 were confirmed on June 24, 2020. They are all introduced diseases. Cases 72 to 75 are female Indian citizens aged 19 to 46 years. You have been in quarantine since arriving in Namibia on June 17. Case 76 is a 21 year old Namibian who came from South Africa in late May. It is related to cases 27-29.

On June 25, 2020, the Ministry of Health confirmed the record number of 14 new cases in the morning and 12 more in the evening. 21 were reported from Walvis Bay, two from Swakopmund and two from travel-related quarantine. A positive contact person is known in 17 cases, but the route of infection is unknown in seven cases.

  • Case 77: 39-year-old Namibian from Swakopmund; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 78: 40-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 79: 39 year old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 80: 25 year old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 81: 40-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 82: 36-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 83: 42-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; mild symptoms
  • Case 84: 26-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; mild symptoms
  • Case 85: 31-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; no symptoms
  • Case 86: 25-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 87: 37-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; Symptoms
  • Case 88: 47-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 89: 56 year old Indian; in quarantine since entry; no symptoms
  • Case 90: 45 year old South African woman; in quarantine since entry; no symptoms
  • Case 91: 29-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; Symptoms
  • Case 92: 37-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; no symptoms
  • Case 93: 27-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; Symptoms
  • Case 94: 23 year old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; Symptoms
  • Case 95: 35-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; Symptoms
  • Case 96: 37-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; Symptoms
  • Case 97: 25-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 98: 50-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 99: 21-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 100: 6-year-old Namibian from Swakopmund; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 101: 22-year-old Namibian from Walvis Bay; Contact of an existing case; no symptoms
  • Case 102: 39 year old Namibian from Walvis Bay; no known way of infection; Symptoms

Cases 103-105 were confirmed on June 26, 2020. As did the recovery of Case 31. Case 103 is a 15-year-old Namibian who had returned from India via South Africa. Cases 104 and 105 are men aged 40 and 43 in Walvis Bay and contact persons of known cases. All three show no symptoms. Another 16 cases (106–121) were reported from Walvis Bay that same evening. On June 27, 15 cases were confirmed from Walvis Bay, followed a day later by the record number of 47 new cases from there. Case 130 was declared healthy on July 19, 2020. On June 29th, 13 more cases were recorded. Eight of them in Walvis Bay. Three in other regions are people from Walvis Bay. There are also two other cases in other regions. Case 186 was healed on July 15, 2020, case 196 on July 19, 2020.

Cases 197-203 were confirmed from Walvis Bay on June 30th. There are six women and one man. Six people show mild symptoms. Five cases are contacts from previous confirmed cases. On the evening of the same day, Case 204, a 39-year-old woman in Oshakati with no symptoms, and Case 205, a 28-year-old woman in Walvis Bay, were confirmed.

On July 1, 2020, another 80 cases tested positive, 78 of them in Walvis Bay and two in travel quarantine in Okahandja and around the south of the country. On July 2, eight new cases were initially confirmed from Walvis Bay. Four men and four women aged 13 to 44 years. Four would show mild symptoms and all were contact persons for known cases.

55 other cases, mostly women, were reported on July 3. 55 of them from Walvis Bay and two from Windhoek. On July 4, 2020, 26 more cases were reported, 25 of them from Walvis Bay and one from Windhoek. There are 18 women and 7 men plus a newborn baby. According to international standards, this was only tested positive due to birth contamination and then negative twice. The case was removed from the list of cases on July 8th. A day later, the Ministry of Health confirmed 38 more cases, 37 of which can be found in Walvis Bay. One case in Engela is a young woman from Walvis Bay. 22 are women, 16 are men between the ages of 2 months and 63 years. 14 show mild symptoms. Case 133 was declared healthy on July 19, 2020.

On July 6, 2020, 73 more cases were confirmed. 72 of them tested positive in Walvis Bay. A 44-year-old man tested positive in Windhoek. He was from Walvis Bay and was in quarantine throughout.

A day later, on July 7, 54 new cases were confirmed from Walvis Bay. There are 35 women and 19 men. On July 8, 55 new cases were reported. 43 of them from a trawler in Walvis Bay, 10 more from the town and two from quarantine in Windhoek.

Cases 594 to 615 were confirmed on July 9th. It was the lowest number of new infections in a week. 20 cases come from Walvis Bay, one is a contact person in Oshakati and one case is a foreign seaman in Lüderitz .

On July 10, 53 additional cases were reported, 59 from Walvis Bay, one from Oshakati (known contact person) and two Indian citizens from quarantine in Okahandja . This includes a first death from COVID-19. This was not a known case until then. On the weekend of July 11th and 12th, a total of 117 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by the Ministry of Health. 110 of these were reported from Walvis Bay. The others are known contacts or people in quarantine, some from abroad.

On July 13, 2020, another 76 cases, most of them without symptoms, were confirmed. 73 of them from Walvis Bay and three from quarantine in Windhoek, Keetmanshoop and Gobabis .

On July 14, 2020, three new cases were reported from Walvis Bay. Among them is a 44-year-old man who died at home on July 11th without any relevant symptoms and with a previous illness. He tested positive post mortem.

One day later, on July 15, 2020, the record number of 96 new cases was confirmed. 91 of them from Walvis Bay, followed by two from Karasburg and two from Keetmanshoop and one from Windhoek. There are 51 men and 45 women between the ages of 4 and 56 years. All are stable and most of them show no symptoms. Cases 33 and 186 are healed.

72 more cases were confirmed on July 16. Of these, 68 are in Walvis Bay, two in Swakopmund and one each in Windhoek and Katima Mulilo. The people are between 9 months and 62 years old. All are in stable shape.

As of July 17, 2020, 46 cases were reported, including a Malawian truck driver. Three cases were reported from Windhoek, two from Swakopmund, one each from Lüderitz and Keetmanshoop, and 39 from Walvis Bay. The people are between 5 and 70 years old and half are men and women. On July 18, the record number of 125 new COVID-19 cases was reported. 118 had tested positive in Walvis Bay, two in Swakopmund and Keetmanshoop and one each in Lüderitz, Windhoek and Engela. They are 9 months and 56 years old and 85 are men.

On July 19, 2020, 44 more cases were reported, including 33 from Walvis Bay and one from Swakopmund. Another person died, three were healed. A day later, 97 more cases were reported, including 90 in Walvis Bay, three in Swakopmund and one each in Katima Mulilo, Outapi and two in Engela. Another person died, 13 patients are ventilated. Cases 89, 103,143, 166, 169,179 and 244 are healed.

22 more cases were confirmed on July 21. Among them are 16, with three fatalities, in Walvis Bay. Five were reported from Swakopmund and one from Windhoek (medically displaced person from Walvis Bay). 15 people, with case numbers between 540 and 590, have been healed.

On July 22, 2020, 36 more cases and 7 cured people (36, 44, 71, 192, 184, 185, 337) were reported. The cases come from Walvis Bay (28), Windhoek (3) and Swakopmund (4) and Lüderitz (1 case). You are between 20 and 54 years old and in good shape.

120 new cases were confirmed on July 23, 2020. 106 of them from Walvis Bay, seven from Windhoek, five from Swakopmund and one each from Lüderitz and Katima Mulilo. The cases in Windhoek in particular are opaque, as they have occurred in seven different districts. Among them are absolutely symptom-free people who have made a test on their own. 36 are women and 84 are men, aged 15 to 79, and all in good health. Cases 297, 540, 563, 566 and 571 are healed.

96 cases were confirmed on July 24, 2020. This is almost a third of all 319 test results received. 75 cases are in Walvis Bay, 10 in Windhoek, 4 in Swakopmund, 2 each in Keetmanshoop and Engela and one each in Okakarara , Otjiwarongo and Oshikuku . 67 people are men, 29 women. They are all largely symptomless. Cases 248, 340 and 392 are healed.

On July 25 and 26, 2020, 69 and 88 new cases were registered, respectively. 112 of them in Walvis Bay, 24 in Swakopmund and 10 in Windhoek. For the most part, the people are symptom-free. Cases 48, 76 and 90 were healed. One person died.

With a record number of 1295 tests, 68 new cases were reported on July 27. 60 come from Walvis Bay, six from Windhoek and one each from Swakopmund and Keetmanshoop. The people are between 6 and 68 years old. 26 people, more than ever in one day, were healed.

74 new cases were reported as of July 28, 2020. These are between 15 and 77 years old and more than two thirds of them are men. The cases were reported from Walvis Bay (50), Windhoek (4), Lüderitz (4), Swakopmund (3), Oshakati (2), Rundu (2) and Omaruru (1), Onandjokwe (1) and Okahandja (1) . Cases 292, 306 and 315 are healed.

69 cases were reported on July 29, 2020, of which 57 from Walvis Bay, 8 from Windhoek and one each from Swakopmund, Usakos , Mariental and Engela. The people are between 6 and 77 years old. One person has passed away.

On July 30, 2020, 66 more cases (47 from Walvis Bay, 14 from Windhoek and 5 from Swakopmund) were reported. For the first time a person has died in Windhoek. 60 people are considered cured.

From July 31 to August 2, 2020, 242 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Namibia, including one death. 147 cases come from Walvis Bay, followed by 47 from Windhoek and 37 from Swakopmund. It is again increasingly about contact persons, especially in Windhoek.

112 more cases were confirmed on August 3. 92 of them from Walvis Bay and 14 from Windhoek. The people are between 9 months and 70 years old and more than two thirds of them are men. One person has died in Windhoek.

On August 4, another 64 cases were reported, 44 from Walvis Bay, 15 from Windhoek and 5 from Swakopmund. 24 people are healed.

On August 5th, the record number of 345 people cured was reported. 70 new cases were confirmed, including 30 from Walvis Bay, 26 from Windhoek, 10 from Swakopmund and one each from Keetmanshoop, Oshakati, Otjiwarongo and Okahandja. These are between 3 and 66 years old and two-thirds of them are men.

The record number of 150 new cases were reported on August 7, 2020: 62 in Walvis Bay, 42 in Windhoek, 40 in Swakopmund. The rest are spread across individual localities. 12 people were healed, one person died. The new cases are 100 men and 50 women aged 7 to 84 years.

112 more cases, including three deaths, were reported on August 6, 2020. 42 from Walvis Bay, 36 from Swakopmund and 19 from Windhoek. On August 8th, 50 new cases were reported, including 32 for the first time from Windhoek. 65 cases are cured. A day later, another 97 cases were confirmed, including 35 from Windhoek and 32 from Walvis Bay. 64 others have been healed and three people have died.

The record of 152 new cases was announced on August 10, 2020. There are 73 in Windhoek, 64 in Walvis Bay and nine in Swakopmund. In Windhoek these are mainly contact persons in a district or a household. The people are between six months and 77 years old. Eleven people are healed. Four are in extremely bad shape, six are in bad shape.

129 cases were confirmed on August 11, 2020. 79 of them are from Windhoek, 35 from Walvis Bay and 10 from Swakopmund. There are 77 men and 51 women, aged 10 months to 83 years.

A new daily record of 177 cases was set on August 13th. 77 cases from Walvis Bay, 67 from Windhoek and 18 from Swakopmund were reported. There are 102 men and 75 women aged 1 to 82 years.

182 cases were reported on August 14. Four other people died. Most of the new cases come from Windhoek (91), Walvis Bay (58) and Swakopmund (16). More than 1400 cases have been cured.

On August 15, 181 new cases were confirmed, and on August 16, 2020 the record number of 247 new cases. 136 of these come from Windhoek, 87 from Walvis Bay and 38 from Swakopmund. Other individual cases come from almost all regions of the country. Four other people died on August 15, 2020.

On August 17, 2020, a significantly lower number of cases - 17 - was reported from Walvis Bay. The new center of the pandemic is Windhoek with 152 other cases. In addition, some of the 190 cases came from Swakopmund (8) and Rehoboth (3), among others. Nine people have been healed and another has died.

120 cases were reported on August 18, 2020. Of these, 72 come from Windhoek, 18 from Swakopmund, 10 from Gobabis and 8 from Walvis Bay. 28 people have been healed, one patient has died.

On August 19, 2020, Windhoek established itself as the new center of the pandemic in Namibia with 158 of the 201 new cases. 17 cases were reported from Walvis Bay, 11 from Swakopmund, 7 from Oshakati and the others from other localities. Two people died, 19 were cured

On August 20, 2020, the record number of 247 cases was set again. Of these, 149 come from Windhoek, 46 from Walvis Bay, 15 from Oshakati and 10 from Swakopmund. Two people died in Windhoek, 13 were cured.

With 315 cases within 24 hours, a new record was announced on August 21, 2020. Of these, 223 come from Windhoek, 43 from Walvis Bay and 25 from Keetmanshoop. The latter are mainly cross-border truck drivers. Another person died. 15 people have been healed, 16 are in critical or serious condition.

311 more cases were confirmed on August 22, 2020. These come from practically all parts of the country. 171 were confirmed from Windhoek, 67 from Walvis Bay and 19 from Swakopmund. Four people died, three were healed. On the following day (August 23, 2020), 316 cases were confirmed, with 254 of these, the majority coming from the capital. Six people died, 49 others healed.

On August 24, 2020, 176 cases were reported, 126 of them from Windhoek. The former center of the pandemic, Walvis Bay, only reported four cases. Four other people died and 54 were cured.

With 130 cases, the lowest number of new infections for almost a week was reported on August 25, 2020. Of these, 62 come from Windhoek, 32 from Walvis Bay and 14 from Swakopmund. 169 people have been healed, one has died. 16 people are in serious or critical condition.

With 271 cases, significantly more were confirmed on August 26, 2020. Two people were healed, two died. The cases come again mainly from Windhoek (170), Walvis Bay (14) and Swakopmund (13) as well as from Mariental (18).

281 cases, including 163 from Windhoek, were confirmed on August 27, 2020. Another person has died, 42 are considered cured.

As of August 28, 2020, 194 cases, 5 deaths and 13 people cured were reported. On August 29, 210 cases, 4 deaths and 28 people cured followed.

249 additional corona cases, including 206 from Windhoek, were announced by the Ministry of Health on August 30. The people are between one month and 81 years old. Three people died, 112 were healed.

185 cases were confirmed on August 31, 2020. There are 97 women and 88 men aged between 5 months and 64 years. Three people died and 398 were cured. 13 are in serious or critical condition.

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