COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda

The COVID-19 pandemic is occurring in Uganda as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic that began in China in December 2019. The pandemic affects the novel disease COVID-19 . This is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus from the Coronaviridae group and belongs to the group of respiratory diseases . From March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus as a global pandemic.

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On March 20, 2020, the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Uganda. This case first appeared in the WHO situation reports on March 22, 2020.

Health Minister Joyce Moriku Kaducu announced that on March 25, 2020, 14 people in Uganda were officially infected with the coronavirus. Two of them are Chinese citizens, the others are Ugandans. The first nine cases reported were Ugandan nationals returning to their country from Dubai ( UAE ). The head of the state health service Henry Mwebesa announced on the same day that around 1400 people had gone through the mandatory quarantine by then, 764 were in a health facility and 466 in private rooms. Inpatient treatment takes place in Entebbe hospital .

As of April 9, 2020, the WHO had confirmed 53 COVID-19 cases in Uganda.

statistics

The number of cases developed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda as follows:

Infections

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Uganda
according to WHO data

New infections in Uganda
according to WHO data

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE).

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Uganda  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

• World Health Organization (WHO): Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports on the website www.who.int (English)
• Johns Hopkins CSSE : Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases. (English)
• Website World of Meters : real-time data of the Corona virus pandemic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pulmonologists on the net: Covid-19: Causes . Online at www.lungenaerzte-im-netz.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
2. ↑ Tagesschau: "Deeply worried". WHO speaks of corona pandemic . March 11, 2020. Online at www.tagesschau.de. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
3. ↑ George Obulutsa: Angola, Eritrea, Uganda confirm first cases as coronavirus spreads in Africa . In: National Post . March 21, 2020.
4. ^ Ministry of Health - Uganda: Uganda confirms 1st case of COVID-19. . March 21, 2020.
5. ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . March 22, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
6. ↑ Julius Barigaba: Uganda coronavirus cases rise to 14 . Message in The East African from March 25, 2020 on www.theeastafrican.co.ke (English)
7. ↑ World Health Organization: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report . April 9, 2020. Online at www.who.int. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
8. ↑ ^{a b} Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed July 8, 2020 .