COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia
| COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Zambia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Lusaka |
| Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (1 year, 11 months and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 310,764[1] |
| Active cases | 12,375[2] |
| Recovered | 304,698[2] |
Deaths | 3,942[1] |
| Fatality rate | 1.27% |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia 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 virus was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.[3]
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.[4][5]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[6][7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][6] Model-based simulations for Zambia suggest that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t exceeded 1.0 in November and December 2020.[9]
Timeline
March 2020
As of 17 March, the government had shut all educational institutions and put in place some restrictions on foreign travel.[10] Zambia reported its first 2 cases of COVID-19 in Lusaka on 18 March. The patients were a couple that had travelled to France on holiday.[11] A third case was recorded on 22 March. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan.[12] On 25 March, President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address.[13]
During March, 36 persons tested positive. All 36 cases remained active at the end of the month.[14]
April 2020
Zambia recorded its first death on 2 April.[15] In total during the month, 70 persons tested positive and three died. The number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak reached 106. The number of active cases at the end of the month was 48 (an increase by 33% from March).[16]
May 2020
By 5 May, the number of COVID-19 deaths had risen to four.[17]
As of 22 May, Zambia recorded 920 COVID-19 positive cases against 20,011 people screened and tested. The president Edgar Lungu confirmed that the country had recorded 7 deaths and a total number of 336 recoveries.[18][19]
On 23 May, Information Minister Dora Siliya tested positive for COVID-19.[20]
By 27 May, Zambia had recorded a total of 137 new cases in the previous five days, bringing the total to 1,057. Secretary to the Cabinet in Zambia, Dr. Simon Miti, confirmed that the country had recorded 443 recoveries over the previous five days bringing the total to 779. The recorded deaths remained at 7 and the active cases were at 271.[21]
June 2020
On June 23, the country approved an eight billion kwacha (US$439 million) economic stimulus package through a COVID-19 bond.[22]
In June there were 437 confirmed cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases since the start of the outbreak to 1,594. The death toll rose to 24. By the end of the month there were 241 active cases, a decrease by 11% from the end of May.[23]
July 2020
There were 4,369 new cases in July, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 5,963. The death toll rose by 127 to 151. The total number of recovered patients reached 3,803. There were 2,009 active cases at the end of the month.[24]
August 2020
On 19 August, the Vice President of Zambia, Inonge Wina tested positive for COVID-19.[25] The number of confirmed cases more than doubled on August, to 12,097. The death toll increased to 288. There were 340 active cases at the end of the month.[26]
September 2020
There were 2,618 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 14,715. The death toll rose to 332. The number of recovered patients increased to 13,937, leaving 446 active cases at the end of the month.[27]
October 2020
There were 1,417 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 16,432. The death toll rose to 349. The number of recovered patients increased to 15,680, leaving 403 active cases at the end of the month.[28]
November 2020
There were 1,215 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17,647. The death toll rose to 357. The number of recovered patients increased to 16,998, leaving 292 active cases at the end of the month.[29]
December 2020
The 501.V2 variant was detected in Zambia on 30 December.[30] There were 3,078 new cases in December, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 20,725. The death toll rose to 388. The number of recovered patients increased to 18,660, leaving 1,677 active cases at the end of the month.[31]
January 2021
There were 33,492 new cases in January, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 54,217. The death toll nearly doubled to 763. The number of recovered patients increased to 48 thousand, leaving 5,454 active cases at the end of the month.[32]
February 2021
There were 24,317 new cases in February, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 78,534. The death toll rose to 1,091. The number of recovered patients increased to 74,498, leaving 2,945 active cases at the end of the month.[33]
March 2021
There were 9,884 new cases in March, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 88,418. The death toll rose to 1,208. The number of recovered patients increased to 84,592, leaving 2,618 active cases at the end of the month.[34]
April 2021
There were 3,252 new cases in April, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 91,670. The death toll rose to 1,251. The number of recovered patients increased to 90,012, leaving 407 active cases at the end of the month.[35]
May 2021
There were 4,151 new cases in May, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 95,821. The death toll rose to 1,282. The number of recovered patients increased to 92,039, leaving 2,500 active cases at the end of the month.[36]
June 2021
There were 59,127 new cases in June, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 154,948. The death toll rose to 2,199. The number of recovered patients increased to 131,792, leaving 20,957 active cases at the end of the month.[37]
July 2021
There were 40,868 new cases in July, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 195,816. The death toll rose to 3,389. The number of recovered patients increased to 187,236, leaving 5,191 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 149,016.[38]
August 2021
There were 10,491 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 206,327. The death toll rose to 3,602. The number of recovered patients increased to 201,124, leaving 1,601 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 269,513.[39]
September 2021
There were 2,719 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 209,046. The death toll rose to 3,648. The number of recovered patients increased to 204,983, leaving 415 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 409,481.
October 2021
There were 688 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 209,734. The death toll rose to 3,661. The number of recovered patients increased to 205,960, leaving 113 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 535,918.[40]
November 2021
There were 435 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 210,169. The death toll rose to 3,667. The number of recovered patients increased to 206,406, leaving 96 active cases at the end of the month.[41]
December 2021
On 4 December, Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo, disclosed the Omicron variant had been detected in three people in the country.[42]
There were 44,105 new cases in December, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 254,274. The death toll rose to 3,734. The number of recovered patients increased to 219,794, leaving 30,746 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 1.2 million.[43]
January 2022
There were 50,773 new cases in January, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 305,047. The death toll rose to 3,917. The number of recovered patients increased to 297,972, leaving 3,158 active cases at the end of the month. The number of fully vaccinated persons stood at 1.7 million.[44]
Statistics
New cases per day
Deaths per day
Impact on education
On 17 March 2020, the Zambian government announced that all schools, colleges and universities would be closed on Friday 20 March.[45]
General Education Minister David Mabumba announced that the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation - ZNBC - would open a channel dedicated to the provision of education during the closure of schools. Mr. Mabumba said that the new ZNBC channel would start on 13 April.
Mr Mabumba said for those who cannot access Television there would be other educational programs on radio. The minister said government would further introduce e-learning and other measures to allow pupils access to education.[46]
Authoritarianism
The Zambian government has been accused of using the pandemic as cover for growing authoritarianism, suspending parliament to prevent the rejection of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill that would weaken democratic institutions, as well as shutting down the main private television station on the basis that it refused to run government COVID-19 advertisements for free.[47]
See also
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