COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique


The COVID-19 pandemic in Mozambique is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Mozambique in March 2020.

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization 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.
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. Model-based simulations for Mozambique indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been around 1.5 since the start of the outbreak.

Timeline

March 2020

The country's first case was announced on 22 March, a 75-year-old man who returned from the United Kingdom. During the month there were 8 eight confirmed cases, all of whom remained active at the end of March.

April 2020

On 8 April 2020, Mozambique registered seven new positive cases of COVID-19, increasing the total number of confirmed cases to 17, nine of which are local transmissions.
In April there were 68 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 76. Twelve patients recovered, leaving 64 active cases at the end of the month.

May 2020

The first two deaths from COVID-19 occurred on 25 and 28 May. During the month there were 178 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 254. The number of recovered patients increased by 79 to 91 and the death toll at the end of the month was 2, leaving 161 active cases.

June 2020

After ending May with 254 confirmed cases, the number of confirmed cases had doubled by 13 June, with a further 44 cases confirmed on that day alone.
The country recorded its third death on 14 June, an 84-year-old man from Nampula Province.
In June there were 635 new cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 889. The death toll rose to 6. The number of recovered patients increased by 141 to 232, leaving 651 active cases at the end of the month.

Statistics


Confirmed cases



Confirmed new cases