COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
The COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi 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 was confirmed to have reached Malawi on 2 April 2020.[2] It has spread to all the districts of the country.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi | |||||||||
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 Cases per district as 6 September
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| Disease | COVID-19 | ||||||||
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 | ||||||||
| Location | Malawi | ||||||||
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China via India | ||||||||
| Index case | Lilongwe | ||||||||
| Arrival date | 2 April 2020 (2 years, 9 months and 2 days) | ||||||||
| Confirmed cases | 9,027[1] | ||||||||
| Active cases | 2,744 | ||||||||
| Recovered | 5,838 | ||||||||
Deaths | 235 | ||||||||
| Fatality rate | 2.6% | ||||||||
| Government website | |||||||||
President Peter Mutharika confirmed the country's first three cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 2 April. The three cases include a Malawian of Asian origin who travelled back from India, her relative and their housemaid.[3]
On 7 April, the first death from the infection was reported.[4]
References
- "COVID-19 - MOHP MALAWI". covid19.health.gov.mw. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- Foundation, Thomson Reuters. "Malawi records first three cases of coronavirus". news.trust.org. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- "Malawi confirms three cases of coronavirus of coronavirus: President Mutharika calls for calm". NyasaTimes.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Just In: Malawi Registers First Covid-19 Death". FaceofMalawi.com. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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