Sudan Reports 174 New COVID-19 Cases; 9,257 Total Cases and 572 Deaths

The Federal Ministry of Health has reported 174 new COVID-19 cases and 13 new deaths on Wednesday, 24 June 2020, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in Sudan to 9,257 and the total number of deaths to 572.

The ministry also reported 102 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 4,014.

On 1 June, the Sovereign Council extended the partial lockdown imposed in Khartoum until 18 June 2020. On 14 June, Sudan announced that it will keep its airports closed to international and internal scheduled commercial flights for another two weeks until 28 June.

التقرير الوبائي ليوم الأربعاء 24 يونيو 2020#سودان_بدون_كورونا#خليك_في_البيت pic.twitter.com/PVoIEWNxHk

— وزارة الصـحة – السـودان (@FMOH_SUDAN) June 26, 2020

According to the ministry, out of the 174 newly reported cases, 117 are from Khartoum, 13 from Kassala, 10 from the River Nile, nine from North Kordofan, eight from El Gezira, seven from Ash Shamaliyah, three from the Red Sea, two from the White Nile, two from South Kordofan, one from Sennar, one from the Blue Nile, and one from North Darfur. Out of the 13 newly reported deaths, five are from Khartoum, three from El Gezira, two from Sennar, one from North Darfur, one from Kassala, and one from the Red Sea.

Out of the total 9,257 positive cases in Sudan, 6,870 are from Khartoum, 872 from El Gezira, 242 from El Gadarif, 182 from Sennar, 179 from North Kordofan, 140 from the White Nile, 135 from North Darfur, 151 from the Red Sea, 133 from the River Nile, 107 from Kassala, 72 from Ash Shamaliyah, 41 from West Kordofan, 38 from South Darfur, 30 from West Darfur, 27 from the Blue Nile, 20 from East Darfur, 13 from South Kordofan and five from Central Darfur. As of 9 May, all of Sudan’s 18 states have reported COVID-19 cases.

24 June
The Federal Ministry of Health announces (174)new confirmed cases of corona-virus in Sudan, and (102) recovery cases.
total cases recovered (4014), total (9257) cases.#sudan_without_corona #StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/Ptnnwh1Y1O

— صحة السودان _ Sudan Health (@SDN_Health) June 26, 2020

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.

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.