COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan


The COVID-19 pandemic in Sudan 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 Sudan 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.

Timeline

March 2020

On 13 March, Sudan reported its first novel coronavirus case in Khartoum, a man who died on 12 March 2020 and had visited the United Arab Emirates in the first week of March.
Sudan stopped issuing visas for, and flights to, eight countries, including Italy and neighbouring Egypt, over fears of the coronavirus outbreak.
By the end of March there had been seven confirmed cases. Two patients died, one recovered, and four remained active cases at the end of March.

April 2020

In April there were 435 new cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 442. The death toll rose to 31. The number of recovered patients increased to 39, leaving 372 active patients at the end of the month.

May 2020

By 29 May, a surge of reported deaths in North Darfur raised fears of a serious outbreak in the region, although testing remains poor.
During the month there were 4584 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5026. The death toll rose to 286. The number of recovered patients increased to 1423, leaving 3317 active cases.

June 2020

There were 4232 new cases in June, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9258. The death toll doubled to 572. The number of recovered patients increased to 4015, leaving 4671 active cases at the end of the month.