Sudan Reports 67 New COVID-19 Cases; 442 Total Cases and 31 Deaths

The Federal Ministry of Health has reported 67 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Thursday, 30 April 2020, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in Sudan to 442 and the total number of deaths to 31.

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وزارة الصحة

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— وزارة الصـحة – السـودان (@FMOH_SUDAN) April 30, 2020

This is the highest recorded number of reported cases in a single day in Sudan. According to the ministry, out of the 67 newly reported cases, 59 are from Khartoum and two are from El Gezira and one from each of the following states: El Gadarif, South Darfur, West Kordofan, North Kordofan, Ash Shamaliyah and Sennar. Out of the three newly reported deaths, one is from Khartoum and two are from El Gezira.

According to the ministry, to date, out of the total 442 positive cases in Sudan, 403 are from Khartoum, 21 from El Gezira, four from El Gadarif, three from River Nile, two from Sennar, two from West Kordofan and one from each of the following states: White Nile, Red Sea, East Darfur, South Darfur, Central Darfur, and North Kordofan. 

الصحة : (67) حالة إصابة جديدة بفيروس كورونا المُستجَد، و تماثُل (7) حالات للشفاء، و إرتفاع حالات الوفاة إلى (31) حالة، ليرتفع العدد الكُلَّي لحالات الإصابة بالفيروس مُنذ بداية الوباء إلى (442) حالة.
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— صحة السودان (@SDN_Health) April 30, 2020

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

South Sudan recently reported its sixth case. Since last month, South Sudan stepped up measures to arrest the spread of the illness, temporarily shutting schools and universities, barring sports and there public events, and telling citizens to observe social distancing.

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. On Friday, 24 April 2020, Sudan has extended the lockdown to other states including South Darfur, North Darfur, El Gadarif and Red Sea.

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.