Sudan Reports 305 New COVID-19 Cases; 7,740 Total Cases and 477 Deaths

The Federal Ministry of Health has reported 305 new COVID-19 cases and nine new deaths on Sunday, 14 June 2020, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in Sudan to 7,740 and the total number of deaths to 477.

The ministry also reported 100 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 2,820.

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.

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According to the ministry, out of the 305 newly reported cases, 240 are from Khartoum, 12 from the River Nile, 10 from North Kordofan, nine from El Gezira, nine from the Red Sea, seven from Sennar, six from the White Nile, five from Ash Shamaliyah, three from the Blue Nile, three from North Darfur, and one from South Kordofan. Out of the nine newly reported deaths, three are from Red Sea, two from Khartoum, two from El Gezira, four from the Red Sea, one from Sennar and one from Ash Shamaliyah.

Out of the total 7,740 positive cases in Sudan, 5,906 are from Khartoum, 685 from El Gezira, 206 from El Gadarif, 157 from Sennar, 155 from North Kordofan, 120 from North Darfur, 107 from the White Nile, 98 from the Red Sea, 71 from the River Nile, 63 from Kassala, 36 from South Darfur, 35 from Ash Shamaliyah, 28 from West Darfur, 28 from East Darfur, 22 from West Kordofan, 20 from the Blue Nile, eight from South Kordofan and four from Central Darfur. As of 9 May, all of Sudan’s 18 states have reported COVID-19 cases.

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— صحة السودان _ Sudan Health (@SDN_Health) June 16, 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.