swakopmund with no travel history or contact with a confirmed case. all three these patients are in stable conditions in isolation units. 19 june brought about 6 new cases. the first was a 45-year-old male seafarer, a resident of kuisebmond. he does not have any travel history and is not known to have contact with a confirmed case. all 5 other cases originated from walvis bay and are as a result of a cluster transmission in a close setting. those infected ranged from a 10-year-old female to a 40-year-old male. the latter 5 cases were all as a result of contact with case number 32, who was infected on 13 june 2020. all 5 were put in isolation once they were confirmed to have been in contact with a positive case. on 20 june, case number 46 was registered - a 31-year-old woman from south africa. she was put into mandatory quarantine and tested positive during a routine test. on 21 june, a total of 9 new samples tested positive in 24 hours. 7 out of the 9 tested positive at kuisebmond, walvis bay. included in the 7 cases were a 2-year-old and a 51-year-old. 3 of those cases are family-related cases to case number 35.the other two cases were detected in quarantine when individuals from india and south africa respectively tested positive while in isolation, making them travel-related. 8 new cases were announced on 22 june 2020. 7 cases were detected in walvis bay; 5 alone from the township kuisebmond. the other case was from swakopmund as part of active case search. 4 of these cases were contacts of case number 37, and 1 contact of case number 35. the other 3 were not known to have contact with a confirmed case and were picked up as part of active case search in the erongo region. 23 june: 9 new cases were registered. 8 were in kuisebmond in walvis bay - two of those were contacts of case number 35 while the other 6 cases had no contact with a confirmed case. the last case was a truck driver from south africa. 4 imported cases were announced on 24 june. 3 of the cases originated from india, and the other from south africa. all were in quarantine when they tested positive. 26 new cases were registered on 25 june. 2 cases were from swakopmund, including a 6-year-old male. 22 cases were from walvis bay, 15 of which had contact with a confirmed case and 7 persons who had no contact. the remaining two cases were detected in quarantine - they were from south africa and india. included in the 26 new cases were 17 females with ages ranging from 25 years old to 80 years old. 7 males tested positive with ages ranging from 39 years old to 56 years old. on 26 june 19 new cases were announced. 18 were from walvis bay, where there is a cluster outbreak of covid-19 while the last case was an indian national (5 years old) who tested positive in quarantine. 12 cases from walvis bay were contacts of a confirmed case while 6 were not contacts. eleven displayed symptoms at the time of their test. 15 cases were confirmed on 27 june. all were from walvis bay. all presented with satisfactory conditions. 8 patients were not in contact with a confirmed case while 7 were direct contacts of confirmed cases. included are 4 males and 11 females. ages ranged from 8 years old to 64 years old. the total confirmed cases of covid-19 rose to 183 cases on 28 june when 47 new cases were announced. all were from walvis bay. 28 were contacts of confirmed cases within walvis bay and 24 presented with covid-19 related signs and symptoms at the time of swopping. included were a 6-year-old male and an 82-year-old female. 30 out of 47 cases were females. 29 june: 13 new cases were registered. 8 were from walvis bay, 3 from hardap region, and one from oshana and zambezi regions each. on the last day of june, 9 new cases were reported by the health ministry. 8 were from walvis bay and the other from oshana region. 5 were contacts of confirmed cases and 6 patients presented with symptoms when they were swopped. by the end of june, cases stood at 205 cases altogether. july 2020 a graph showing the number of covid-19 cases in namibia for the month of july 2020. day 110 represents 1 july; 110 days after the initial infection. cases jumped from about 250 cases to 2,200 cases in the month of july. the first of july marked 80 new cases. 78 were from walvis bay and 2 were detected in quarantine facilities. out of the 80 cases, 54 were males (68%) and the remaining 26 were females (33%). the youngest case was a one-year-old and the oldest was a 61-year-old. all were in stable conditions at that time. the health ministry also announced that there is substantial backlog of tests due to increased number of tests carried out. 2 july: 8 new cases were recorded; all from walvis bay. included were 4 males and 4 females. only four of the 8 were contacts of confirmed cases. all were reported to be in stable conditions. on 3 july 56 new cases were announced. 54 were from walvis bay and 2 were in windhoek, the capital. out of the 56 new cases, 39 were females (68%) and the other 32% were males. 29 cases were in contact with a confirmed case. the youngest was a 2-month-old child. the health ministry also applauded the testing body nip for testing 592 tests in a 24-hour period - the highest yet. this comes after it was announced that there is a backlog of almost a week in tests. 26 new cases were registered on the 4th of july. one was a new-born from windhoek and the other 25 cases were all from walvis bay. 18 were females and 7 were males. out of the 26 new cases, 11 were contacts to confirmed cases. all cases were reported to be in stable conditions. 38 new cases were announced on 5 july bringing the total covid-19 cases to 412 . 27 were from walvis bay and 1 was from ohangwena region. 22 out of 38 were females and 16 were males. all were in stable/mild conditions. on 6 july 73 new cases were announced by the health ministry. one case was from windhoek and the other 72 cases were from walvis bay. 37 were females and 36 were males - the youngest being 5 years old. all were reported to be in stable conditions. 7 july: 54 new cases were registered. all were from walvis bay. 35 of these cases were females. all were reported to be in stable conditions. 8 july brought about 55 new cases. 53 were from walvis bay; most of which were on a vessel and 2 were from windhoek. 48 were males and 7 were females. all were reported to be in stable conditions. a namibian truck driver, who tested positive in botswana, is currently in the isolation units of gobabis. he does not however count as a namibian case. on 3 july, a case of a new-born baby was announced. this case was de-registered on 8 july as it was a false-positive. the positive result was probably due to contamination. on 9 july 22 new cases were reported. 21 out of the 22 cases were namibians. the cases were from erongo region (20), oshana region (1) and !karas region (1). all were reported to be in stable conditions. 52 new cases (49 from walvis bay, 1 from oshakati and 2 from okahandja) were announced on 10 july 2020. on the same day, namibia's first covid-19 death was also announced (see deaths timeline). all were reported to be in stable conditions. later on, another case was announced - that of the deceased patient who was not included in the initial cases. 11 july: 45 new cases were announced by the health minister. 42 were from walvis bay, 2 from swakopmund and 1 from lüderitz. all were reported to be in stable conditions. 72 new cases were reported on 12 july. according to the health minister, 68 of the new cases were from walvis bay, while swakopmund, engela (in the northern region ohangwena), keetmanshoop and oshakati each reported 1 case. all cases were reported to be in stable conditions. there were 76 new cases on 13 july. 73 were from walvis bay, 2 from windhoek and 1 from keetmanshoop. only 3 cases were announced on 14 july. one of the cases was also a reported death (see deaths timeline). all 3 were from walvis bay in the erongo region. 96 new cases have been added on 15 july. 1 of those tested was a south african and the rest were namibians - 2 from keetmanshoop, 2 from karasburg, 1 from windhoek and 90 from walvis bay. the 1,000 mark was reached on 16 july when 72 new cases were announced - 1 from windhoek, 1 from katima mulilo (but travelled from walvis bay), 2 from swakopmund and the other 68 from walvis bay. the case from windhoek was a patient who was admitted to a hospital. 46 new cases were added on 17 july. only 1 of these was a non-namibian. 50% were males and the other half were females. 3 cases were from windhoek, 2 were from swakopmund, 1 from keetmanshoop and the other 40 from walvis bay. 125 new cases were announced on 18 july. 118 were from walvis bay and the other 7 were from: windhoek (1), swakopmund (2), keetmanshoop (2 who are non-namibians), luderitz and engela (both 1). the majority of new cases (70%) were males. 44 new cases were announced on 19 july (along with 1 new death; see deaths timeline). 6 of the 44 new cases were non-namibians on a fishing vessel. the rest were from erongo region: 2 from swakopmund and 36 from walvis bay. 20 july: 97 new cases along with 1 new death (see deaths timeline) were announced. it was also announced that 13 cases are in severe conditions across the country. 90 were from walvis bay, 3 from swakopmund, 2 from engela and 1 from outapi & katima mulilo each. 3 health care workers were among the infected cases. 81 out of 97 cases were males. 22 new cases were announced on 21 july. 21 were from the erongo region, while 1 was from windhoek. 17 were males. on 22 july the total covid-19 cases rose to 1,402 when 36 new cases were announced. 32 were from erongo region, 3 in windhoek and 1 in luderitz. 23 july: 120 new cases. 111 from erongo region, 7 from khomas region and 1 from kharas and zambezi each. 96 new cases were announced on 24 july. 79 originated from erongo region, while 10 originated from the capital, windhoek. on 25 july 69 new cases were announced. 88 new cases, along with 1 new death (see below) were announced on 26 july. most originated from walvis bay, however a few originated from windhoek, raising some concerns of local transmission. the minister of health and social services, dr. kalumbi shangula however dismissed these claims and called them 'sporadic transmission'. a total of 68 cases were announced on 28 july. 60 originated from walvis bay. 28 july: 74 new cases. 29 july: 69 new cases were announced. 59 originated from erongo region, 8 from khomas, and 1 from hardap and ohangwena each. 66 new cases were announced on 30 july. at the end of july, total covid-19 cases rose to 2,129. august 2020 a graph showing the number of covid-19 cases in namibia for the month of august 2020. day 141 represents 1 august; 141 days after the initial infection. day 171 represents 31 august. cases jumped from 2,500 to about 7,500 in this month alone. the first day of august brought about 95 new cases. most originated from erongo region, however 6 originated from okahandja in the otjozondjupa region; a region previously with few cases. on 4 august, total covid-19 cases rose to 2,470. most of these were from walvis bay, however a growing number originated from windhoek