COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti

The COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus spread to Djibouti in March 2020. It is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Model-based simulations for Djibouti indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been rising since August 2020 and exceeded 1.0 until April 2021.[2]

COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationDjibouti
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseDjibouti
Arrival date14 March 2020
(2 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases15,690[1] (updated 2 November 2022)
Deaths
189[1] (updated 2 November 2022)

Background

Several major world powers have a military presence in Djibouti, including China, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. The country's first confirmed case was a member of the Spanish military, and the entire unit was quarantined at the French military base in Djibouti.[3]

Timeline

March 2020
  • On 18 March, the first COVID-19 case in Djibouti was confirmed, in a member of the Spanish Special Forces who arrived on 14 March for Operation Atalanta and tested positive on 17 March.[3][4] The infected soldier did not interact with the local population,[5] and Spain announced that the team would be repatriated.[4] A contractor working for the United States Department of Defense at Camp Lemonnier, the largest and only permanent US military base in Djibouti, tested positive for COVID-19 the same month.[6] A total of 30 cases were confirmed by the end of March.[7]

April to June 2020
  • On 2 April, the World Bank approved US$5 million in emergency funding for Djibouti as part of the Djibouti COVID-19 Response Project.[8] By 5 April, the number of confirmed cases had risen to 59.[9]
  • On 9 April, Djibouti recorded its first coronavirus death. There were 140 people infected with COVID-19, while 28 people recovered.[10] On 23 April, the US military in Djibouti declared a public health emergency. By 24 April, Djibouti had the highest prevalence in Africa.[11] A second case in Camp Lemonnier was confirmed in late April,[12] triggering an indefinite lockdown.[13]
  • There were 1059 new cases in April, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1089. Two persons died from COVID-19 while 642 recovered, leaving 445 active cases at the end of the month.[14]
  • During May there were 2265 new cases, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 3354. The death toll rose to 24. The number of recovered patients rose by 862 to 1504, leaving 1826 active cases at the end of the month.[15]
  • There were 1328 new cases during the month, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4682. The death toll more than doubled to 54. The number of recovered patients increased by 3020 to 4524, leaving 104 active cases at the end of the month.[16]

July to September 2020
  • In July there were 399 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5081. The death toll rose by four to 58. The number of recovered patients increased by 472 to 4996, leaving 27 active cases at the end of the month (74% less than at the end of June).[17]
  • There were 306 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5387. The death toll rose to 60. At the end of the month there were 4 active cases.[18]
  • All four remaining active cases recovered on 1 September. From 1 to 11 September no active cases were recorded.[19] There were 29 new cases in and one death in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5416 and the death toll to 61. At the end of the month there were 11 active cases.[20]

October to December 2020
  • There were 145 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5561. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 5441, leaving 59 active cases at the end of the month.[21]
  • There were 116 new cases in November, bringing the total number of cases to 5677. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 5582, leaving 34 active cases at the end of the month.[22]
  • There were 154 new cases in December, bringing the total number of cases to 5831. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 5728, leaving 42 active cases at the end of the month.[23]

January to March 2021
  • There were 101 new cases in January, bringing the total number of cases to 5932. The death toll rose to 63. The number of recovered patients increased to 5845, leaving 42 active cases at the end of the month.[24]
  • There were 134 new cases in February, taking the total number of cases to 6066. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 5897, leaving 106 active cases at the end of the month.[25]
  • Vaccination started on 15 March, initially with 24,000 doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine provided through COVAX.[26]
  • There were 1936 new cases in March, taking the total number of cases to 8002. The death toll rose to 70. The number of recovered patients increased to 6460, leaving 1472 active cases at the end of the month.[27]

April to June 2021
  • There were 3119 new cases in April, taking the total number of cases to 11121. The death toll more than doubled to 145. The number of recovered patients increased to 10816, leaving 160 active cases at the end of the month.[28]
  • There were 412 new cases in May, taking the total number of cases to 11533. The death toll rose to 154. The number of recovered patients increased to 11369, leaving 10 active cases at the end of the month.[29]
  • There were 69 new cases in June, taking the total number of cases to 11602. The death toll rose to 155. The number of recovered patients increased to 11443, leaving 4 active cases at the end of the month.

July to September 2021
  • There were 50 new cases in July, taking the total number of cases to 11652. The death toll rose to 156. The number of recovered patients increased to 11490, leaving 6 active cases at the end of the month.[30]
  • There were 98 new cases in August, bringing the total number of cases to 11750. The death toll rose to 157. The number of recovered patients increased to 11589, leaving 4 active cases at the end of the month.[31]
  • There were 1061 new cases in September, raising the total number of cases to 12811. The death toll rose to 167. The number of recovered patients increased to 12149, leaving 495 active cases at the end of the month.[32]

October to December 2021
  • There were 667 new cases in October, bringing the total number of cases to 13478. The death toll rose to 181. The number of recovered patients increased to 13249, leaving 48 active cases at the end of the month.[33]
  • There were 26 new cases in November, raising the total number of cases to 13504. The death toll rose to 186. The number of recovered patients increased to 13293, leaving 25 active cases at the end of the month.[34]
  • There were 152 new cases in December, raising the total number of cases to 13656. The death toll rose to 189. The number of recovered patients increased to 13370, leaving 97 active cases at the end of the month.[35]

January to March 2022
  • There were 1795 new cases in January, bringing the total number of cases to 15451. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 15175, leaving 87 active cases at the end of the month.[36]
  • There were 96 new cases in February, bringing the total number of cases to 15547. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 15352, leaving six active cases at the end of the month.[37]
  • There were 40 new cases in March, bringing the total number of cases to 15587. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increase to 15391, leaving seven active cases at the end of the month.[38]

April to June 2022
  • There were 44 new cases in April, bringing the total number of cases to 15631. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 15431, leaving 11 active cases at the end of the month.[39]
  • There were 24 new cases in May, bringing the total number of cases to 15655. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 15451, leaving 15 active cases at the end of the month.[40]
  • There were 35 new cases in June, bringing the total number of cases to 15690. The death toll remained unchanged.[41] The number of recovered patients increased to 15497, leaving 4 active cases at the end of the month.

July to September 2022
  • There were 63 new cases in July, bringing the total number of cases to 15753. The death toll remained unchanged.[42]
  • There were 207 new cases in September, bringing the total number of cases to 15960. The death toll remained unchanged.[43]

Statistics

Confirmed new cases per day

Confirmed deaths per day

Government response

On 15 March, Djibouti announced that all commercial passenger flights would be suspended starting 18 March.[3] Trains were also stopped on 20 March.[5] The World Health Organization has provided personal protective equipment to Djibouti.[5] The government announced the closure of all schools and places of worship on March 19 and 22 respectively. A countrywide lockdown was first announced on 23 March and progressively extended until 8 May.[44]

See also

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