Sudan Reports 33 New COVID-19 Cases; 140 Total Cases and 13 Deaths

On Wednesday, 22 April 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health has reported 33 new COVID-19 cases and one new death in Sudan, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 140 and the total number of deaths to 13.

جمهورية السودان
وزارة الصحة
الأربعاء الموافق 22 أبريل 2020
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تسجيل إصابات ووفاة جديدة بفيروس كورونا (كوفيد-19)

تعلن وزارة الصحة عن تسجيل (33) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا المستجد من ضمنها حالة وفاة (واحدة) وذلك حسب التقارير الوبائية ليوم

— وزارة الصـحة – السـودان (@FMOH_SUDAN) April 21, 2020

This is the highest recorded number of reported cases in a single day in Sudan. According to the ministry, 31 of the newly reported cases are from Khartoum. The remaining two new cases are from El Gezeria State, one of whom has died.

الصحة السودانية : تعلن تسجيل 33 اصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا ليرتفع عدد الاصابات الى 140 اصابة وتسجيل حالة وفاة واحدة ليرتفع عدد الوفيات الى 13 حالة وفاة في ولاية الخرطوم والجزيرة #سودان_بدون_كورونا #خليك_في_البيت pic.twitter.com/uDGeVwAe8G

— صحة السودان (@SDN_Health) April 22, 2020

Sudan’s capital Khartoum is currently on a three-week lockdown, which began on 18 April 2020. It allows people to move from 8 am to 1 pm to get their daily supplies. However, majority of the private and public sectors are closed for three weeks with the exception of those in the healthcare, and food and beverage sectors.

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.

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