COVID-19 pandemic in Niger
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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Niger in March 2020. Amnesty International reported that journalists have been arrested over reporting about the pandemic.[2]
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COVID-19 pandemic in Niger | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Niger |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Niamey |
Arrival date | 19 March 2020 (4 years and 2 months) |
Confirmed cases | 1,132 (as of 26 July) |
Active cases | 36 (as of 26 July) |
Recovered | 1,027 (as of 26 July)[1] |
Deaths | 69 (as of 26 July) |
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On 19 March, the first case in the country was confirmed in Niamey, being a 36-year-old man from Nigeria. He had travelled to Lomé, Accra, Abidjan and Ouagadougou.[3]
Niger reported a total of 7 cases on March 25, including the first death related to COVID-19 in the country (24 March[4]). The death happened in Niamey, being a 63-year old Nigerian national.[5]