Sudan Reports 117 New COVID-19 Cases; 9,767 Total Cases and 608 Deaths

On 5 July 2020, The Federal Ministry of Health released reports for 1 and 2 July 2020.

For 1 July, the ministry reported 39 new COVID-19 cases, three new death and 32 new recoveries.

Sudan is currently in partial lockdown until further notice.

التقرير الوبائي ليوم الأربعاء 1 يوليو 2020
تنبيه:
نعتذر عن خطأ مطبعي في التقرير
تراكمي الوفيات (607) ليوم الاربعاء ١/يوليو/2020#سودان_بدون_كورونا#خليك_في_البيت pic.twitter.com/FNnkO10rvR

— وزارة الصـحة – السـودان (@FMOH_SUDAN) July 5, 2020

For 2 July, the ministry reported 78 new COVID-19 cases, one new death and 17 new recoveries.

التقرير الوبائي ليوم الخميس 2 يوليو 2020
تنبيه:
نعتذر عن خطأ مطبعي في التقرير
تراكمي الوفيات (608) ليوم الخميس 2/يوليو/2020#سودان_بدون_كورونا#خليك_في_البيت pic.twitter.com/sfGQv0OQOz

— وزارة الصـحة – السـودان (@FMOH_SUDAN) July 5, 2020

In total, the ministry reports 117 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths and 49 new recoveries.

To date, the ministry reports a total of 9,767 COVID-19 cases of which 4,673 are active, 608 deaths and 4,606 recoveries. As of 9 May, all of Sudan’s 18 states have reported COVID-19 cases.

A three-week lockdown was imposed on Khartoum on 18 April 2020. Acting as a curfew the lockdown allows people to move from 8 am to 1 pm to get their daily supplies. On 24 April, Sudan has extended the lockdown to other states including South Darfur, North Darfur, El Gadarif and Red Sea.

On 8 May, the Sudanese government announced that the lockdown in Khartoum will extend for 10 more days. On 18 May, Sudan has announced that the lockdown will be extended by an additional two weeks from 19 May. On 1 June, the partial lockdown has been further extended to 18 June. On 17 June, the lockdown was extended to 29 June. However, to date, the partial lockdown is still in effect.

The Federal Ministry of Health launched a website covid19sd.info dedicated to sharing statistics and latest information on COVID-19 cases in Sudan.

The ministry stressed the importance of citizens committing to and applying preventive measures and reporting suspected cases. To answer all questions related to COVID-19, a government-sponsored call centre has been established for all residents of Sudan, operating 24/7. Call centre: 221 or 9090.