COVID-19 pandemic in Niger

The COVID-19 pandemic in Niger 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 Niger in March 2020. Amnesty International reported that journalists have been arrested over reporting about the pandemic.[2]

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

COVID-19 pandemic in Niger
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Niger by region, as of 3 October 2020
  <16
  16-51
  51-139
  ≥139
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationNiger
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseNiamey
Arrival date19 March 2020
(2 years, 7 months and 2 weeks)
Confirmed cases9,428[1] (updated 2 November 2022)
Deaths
314[1] (updated 2 November 2022)

Background
COVID-19 Response in Niger from International Organization for Migration.

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]

Timeline

March 2020
  • On 19 March, the first case in the country was confirmed in Niamey, being a 36-year-old man from Nigeria. He had travelled to Lomé, Accra, Abidjan, and Ouagadougou.[8]
  • Following this announcement, the airports in Niamey and Zinder were closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.[8]
  • A third case was confirmed to be a Brazilian woman who entered the country on 16 March.[9]
  • Niger reported a total of seven cases on March 25, including the first death related to COVID-19 in the country on 24 March. The death occurred in Niamey, being a 63-year-old Nigerian national.[10]
  • There were 34 confirmed cases and 3 deaths in March, leaving 31 active cases at the end of the month.[11]

April to June 2020
  • In April there were 685 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 719. The death toll rose by 29 to 32. There were 452 recoveries during the month, leaving 235 active cases at the end of the month.[12]
  • On 5 May 2020, Nigerien public television station Télé Sahel announced that Nigerien Labor Minister Mohamed Ben Omar had died from COVID-19.[13]
  • During May, there were 239 new cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 958. The death toll doubled to 64. There were 387 more recoveries in May, raising the number of recovered patients to 839. At the end of the month there were 55 active cases.[14]
  • There were 117 new cases in June, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1075. The death toll rose by three to 67. There were 284 more recoveries in June, raising the number of recovered patients to 943. At the end of the month there were 65 active cases, an increase by 20% from the end of May.[15]

July to September 2020
  • There were 61 new cases in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1136. The death toll rose by two to 69. There were 85 more recoveries in July, raising the total number of recovered patients to 1028. At the end of the month there were 39 active cases, a decrease by 40% from the previous month.[16]
  • There were 40 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1176. The death toll remained unchanged. There were 19 active cases at the end of the month.[17]
  • There were 20 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1196. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 1107, leaving 20 active cases at the end of the month.[18]

October to December 2020
  • There were 24 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1220. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 1137, leaving 14 active cases at the end of the month.[19] Model-based simulations indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t exceeded 1.0 in October and November.[20]
  • There were 328 new cases in November, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 1548. The death toll rose to 72. The number of recovered patients increased to 1210, leaving 266 active cases at the end of the month.[21]
  • There were 1,720 new cases in December, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 3,268. The death toll rose to 104. The number of recovered patients increased to 1,802, leaving 1,362 active cases at the end of the month.[22]
  • Issaka Assane Karanta, 75, Governor of Niamey Capital District (since 2018), died of COVID-19 on 24 December.[23]

January to March 2021
  • There were 1,249 new cases in January, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 4,517. The death toll rose to 159. The number of recovered patients more than doubled to 3,755, leaving 603 active cases at the end of the month.[24]
  • There were 223 new cases in February, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 4,740. The death toll rose to 172. The number of recovered patients increased to 4,250, leaving 318 active cases at the end of the month.[25]
  • Niger's vaccination campaign began on 29 March. There were 281 new cases in March, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,021. The death toll rose to 187. The number of recovered patients increased to 4,641, leaving 193 active cases at the end of the month.[26]

April to June 2021
  • There were 205 new cases in April, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,226. The death toll rose to 191. The number of recovered patients increased to 4,851, leaving 184 active cases at the end of the month.[27]
  • There were 184 new cases in May, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,410. The death toll rose to 192. The number of recovered patients increased to 5,083, leaving 135 active cases at the end of the month.[28]
  • There were 78 new cases in June, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,488. The death toll rose to 193. The number of recovered patients increased to 5,206, leaving 89 active cases at the end of the month.[29]

July to September 2021
  • There were 149 new cases in July, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5,637. The death toll rose to 195. The number of recovered patients increased to 5,345, leaving 97 active cases at the end of the month.[30]
  • There were 212 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5,849. The death toll rose to 199. The number of recovered patients increased to 5,538, leaving 112 active cases at the end of the month.
  • There were 159 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 6,008. The death toll rose to 201. The number of recovered patients increased to 5,754, leaving 53 active cases at the end of the month.[31]

October to December 2021
  • There were 368 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 6,376. The death toll rose to 213. The number of recovered patients increased to 6,006, leaving 157 active cases at the end of the month.[32]
  • There were 631 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 7,007. The death toll rose to 259. The number of recovered patients increased to 6,613, leaving 135 active cases at the end of the month.[33]
  • There were 398 new cases in December, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 7,405. The death toll rose to 275. The number of recovered patients increased to 6,926, leaving 204 active cases at the end of the month.[34] Modeling carried out by the WHO's Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true cumulative number of infections by the end of 2021 was around 10.9 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 14,200.[35]

January to March 2022
  • There were 1,244 new cases in January, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 8,649. The death toll rose to 298. The number of recovered patients increased to 7,947, leaving 404 active cases at the end of the month.[36]
  • There were 105 new cases in February, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 8,754. The death toll rose to 307. The number of recovered patients increased to 8,432, leaving 15 active cases at the end of the month.[37]
  • There were 56 new cases in March, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 8,810. The death toll rose to 308. The number of recovered patients increased to 8,484, leaving 18 active cases at the end of the month.

April to June 2022
  • There were 133 new cases in April, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 8,943. The death toll rose to 309. The number of recovered patients increased to 8,524, leaving 110 active cases at the end of the month.[38]
  • There were 103 new cases in May, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,046. The death toll rose to 310. The number of recovered patients increased to 8,712, leaving 24 active cases at the end of the month.[39]
  • There were 41 new cases in June, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,087. The death toll rose to 311. The number of recovered patients increased to 8,759, leaving 17 active cases at the end of the month.[40]

July to September 2022
  • There were 28 new cases in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,115. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 8,779, leaving 25 active cases at the end of the month.[41]
  • There were 816 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 9,931. The death toll rose to 312.

Statistics

Confirmed new cases per day

Confirmed deaths per day

See also

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