COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini
| COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Eswatini |
| Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (1 year, 11 months and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 68,957[1] (updated 19 February 2022) |
Deaths | 1,386[1] (updated 19 February 2022) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Eswatini in March 2020.[2]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) 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.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5] Model-based simulations for Eswatini suggest that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t was lower than 1.0 from August to October 2020.[8]
Timeline
March 2020
On 14 March, the country's first case of COVID-19 was confirmed . A 33-year-old woman, who returned from the United States at the end of February and then travelled to Lesotho before returning home to Eswatini, entered isolation.[9] Two suspected cases were identified by 11 March 2020, the first a woman returning from Denmark (or possibly Germany[10]), and the other a woman who had hosted visitors from Germany.[11]
On 24 March, the ministry of health announced a fifth confirmed case. A 52-year-old male who had traveled to the United States earlier in the same month had tested positive.[12]
During March, nine persons tested positive. At the end of the month all nine cases were still active.[13]
April 2020
On 16 April, the country recorded its first COVID-19-related death, a 59-year-old man with diabetes as an underlying condition.[14] This month, 91 persons tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak to 100. At the end of April, 87 cases were active.[15]
May 2020
During the month 185 persons tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak to 285. The death toll rose to 2. By the end of May, 94 cases were active (8% more than at the end of April).[16]
June 2020
On 23 June, the government announced it would ban alcohol as of 1 July in an attempt to contain the spread after a rapid increase in new cases over the previous two weeks.[17]
During June, 527 persons tested positive, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 812. The death toll rose to 11. By the end of June, 393 cases were active (318% more than at the end of May).[18]
July 2020
There were 1836 new cases in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2648. The death toll rose to 40. By the end of July, 1215 patients had recovered while 1393 cases were active (254% more than at the end of June).[19]
August 2020
There were 1929 new cases in August, raising the total number of cases to 4577. The death toll rose to 91. There were 957 active cases at the end of the month, representing a decrease of 31% since the end of July.[20]
September 2020
There were 885 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5462. The death toll rose to 108. The number of recovered patients increased to 4859, leaving 495 active cases at the end of the month.[21]
October 2020
There were 455 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5917. The death toll rose to 117. The number of recovered patients increased to 5646, leaving 154 active cases at the end of the month.[22]
November 2020
There were 502 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 6419. The death toll rose to 122. The number of recovered patients increased to 6006, leaving 291 active cases at the end of the month.
December 2020
On 14 December, Eswatini's prime minister Ambrose Dlamini became the first head of government in the world to die in office from COVID-19.[23] There were 2939 new cases in December, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 9358. The death toll rose to 205. The number of recovered patients increased to 7073, leaving 2080 active cases at the end of the month.[24]
January 2021
In early January, the health ministry announced that it had set aside 200 million emalangeni to roll out vaccines to its 1.3 million population, approximately E200 per person.[25]
Two Cabinet ministers, Christian Ntshangase and Makhosi Vilakati, succumbed to COVID-19 on 16 January and 23 January respectively.[26]
There were 6353 new cases in January, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 15711. The death toll rose to 565. The number of recovered patients increased to 10478, leaving 4668 active cases at the end of the month.[27]
February 2021
On February 19, King Mswati III revealed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 "for a couple days" in the first weeks of January, and had since recovered quickly due to an antiviral drug provided by the Republic of China. This was confirmed by Taiwanese health minister Chen Shih-chung. However, neither of them revealed which drug had been used.[28]
There were 1303 new cases in February, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 17014. The death toll rose to 652. The number of recovered patients increased to 14676, leaving 1686 active cases at the end of the month.[29]
March 2021
Targeted vaccination began on 19 March, initially with 32,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine.[30]
There were 323 new cases in March, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 17337. The death toll rose to 667. The number of recovered patients increased to 16528, leaving 142 active cases at the end of the month.[31]
April 2021
There were 1121 new cases in April, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 18458. The death toll rose to 671. The number of recovered patients increased to 17743, leaving 44 active cases at the end of the month.[32]
May 2021
There were 133 new cases in May, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 18591. The death toll rose to 673. The number of recovered patients increased to 17870, leaving 48 active cases at the end of the month.[33]
June 2021
There were 493 new cases in June, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 19084. The death toll rose to 678. The number of recovered patients increased to 18107, leaving 299 active cases at the end of the month.[34]
July 2021
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There were 6895 new cases in July, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 25979. The death toll rose to 787. The number of recovered patients increased to 20918, leaving 4274 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 27341.[35]
August 2021
There were 17392 new cases in August, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 43371. The death toll rose to 1101. 154,203 persons had been fully vaccinated by 30 August.[36]
September 2021
There were 2553 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 45924. The death toll rose to 1220. The number of recovered patients increased to 44086, leaving 618 active cases at the end of the month. 210,432 persons had been fully vaccinated by 30 September.[37]
October 2021
There were 497 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 46421. The death toll rose to 1242. The number of recovered patients increased to 45129, leaving 50 active cases at the end of the month.[38]
November 2021
There were 235 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 46656. The death toll rose to 1248. The number of recovered patients increased to 45242, leaving 166 active cases at the end of the month.[39]
December 2021
There were 19453 new cases in December, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 66109. The death toll rose to 1303. The number of recovered patients increased to 58767, leaving 6039 active cases at the end of the month.
January 2022
There were 2233 new cases in January, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 68342. The death toll rose to 1375. The number of recovered patients increased to 66721, leaving 246 active cases at the end of the month.[40]
Statistics
Confirmed new cases per day
Confirmed deaths per day
See also
References
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