april, there was a total of 35 confirmed cases, one death and 18 recovered cases. the total number of confirmed cases was 3,251 in december. there were 3,061 recovered patients, 44 deaths, and 146 active cases at the end of the year. botswana main article: covid-19 pandemic in botswana on 30 march, the first three cases in botswana were confirmed. to prevent the further spread of the disease, the government has banned gatherings of more than 50 people and the entry of people from countries deemed high-risk. the borders would be closed and citizens of botswana are permitted to return but must be quarantined for 14 days. all schools were also closed from 20 march. burkina faso main article: covid-19 pandemic in burkina faso on 9 march 2020, the first two cases in the country were reported in burkina faso. on 13 march, the third case was also confirmed, a person who had had direct contact with the first two cases. as of 14 march, a total of seven cases had been confirmed in the country. five of the new confirmed cases had had direct contact with the first two cases. one was an english national employed at a gold mine in the country who vacationed in liverpool and came back on 10 march, transiting through vancouver and paris. as of 18 april 2020 there were a total of 557 confirmed cases, 35 deaths and 294 recovered cases. by the end of december 2020, there were 6,631 total cases, 4,978 recoveries, 1,569 active cases, and 84 deaths. burundi main article: covid-19 pandemic in burundi on 31 march, the first two cases in the country were confirmed. the president of burundi, pierre nkurunziza, died during the pandemic; officially he died of a heart attack, but it is speculated that he may have died from covid-19 with members of his family also reported to have contracted the disease. cameroon main article: covid-19 pandemic in cameroon on 6 march the first case was confirmed in cameroon. according to who prediction modelling estimates cameroon faces a relatively high risk for a spread of covid-19 if containment measures such as contact tracing are not prioritized. cameroon reported 27,336 total cases, 1,993 active cases, and 451 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 17 deaths per one million population. cape verde main article: covid-19 pandemic in cape verde on 20 march, the first case in the country was confirmed, a 62-year-old from the united kingdom. central african republic main article: covid-19 pandemic in the central african republic the country's first case was announced on 14 march, with the patient being identified as a 74-year-old italian man who returned to the central african republic from milan, italy. chad main article: covid-19 pandemic in chad on 19 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. over 4,000 people so far have tested positive as a preventive measure, the government cancelled all flights into the country, except for cargo flights. comoros main article: covid-19 pandemic in the comoros as a preventive measure, arriving travellers were to be quarantined for 14 days upon arrival. to prevent the spread of the virus, the government has cancelled all incoming flights and banned large gatherings. on 15 april 2020, a person arriving in mayotte from the comoros tested positive for covid-19. on 30 april, the first case was confirmed in the comoros. on 4 may, the first death was announced. 54 people had been tested, and 53 contacts had been traced. democratic republic of the congo main article: covid-19 pandemic in the democratic republic of the congo in the drc, the monusco force intervention brigade has taken measures to boost hygiene to help slow the spread of the virus. on 10 march, the first case of covid-19 was reported in the country. as of march 2021, over 25,000 people had tested positive as of 27 july 2021, the delta variant had been detected in 76% of analyzed samples. prevention measures on 19 march, president félix tshisekedi announced that all flights would be suspended. the president imposed a state of emergency and closed the borders. schools, bars, restaurants, and places of worship were also closed. republic of the congo main article: covid-19 pandemic in the republic of the congo the country's first case was announced on 14 march, a 50-year-old man who had returned to the republic of the congo from paris, france. djibouti main article: covid-19 pandemic in djibouti on 18 march, the first case in djibouti was confirmed. egypt main article: covid-19 pandemic in egypt egypt's health ministry announced the first case in the country at cairo international airport involving a chinese national on 14 february. on 6 march, the egyptian health ministry and who confirmed 12 new cases of coronavirus infection. the infected persons were among the egyptian staff aboard the nile cruise ship ms river anuket, which was travelling from aswan to luxor. on 7 march 2020, health authorities announced that 45 people on board had tested positive, and that the ship had been placed in quarantine at a dock in luxor. people eat in front of a mural depicting people wearing face masks at a café in cairo, august 2020 egypt reported 152,719 total cases, 24,045 active cases, and 8,362 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 81 deaths per one million population. in january 2021, the relative of a 62-year-old covid-19 patient who died in egypt's el husseineya central hospital due to the shortage of oxygen posted a video of the hospital on facebook. the video that showed the medical staff in distress, resuscitating a man with the help of a manual ventilator went viral on the internet, inviting global attention concerning the government's shortcomings in handling the pandemic. four patients had died that day and the official statement issued by the hospital concluded that the patients developed "complications", denying "any connection" of their deaths with the shortage of oxygen. an investigation led by the new york times found otherwise in which statements given during interviews by both, the patients' relatives, as well as the medical staff, confirmed the cause of death as deprivation of oxygen. egypt began vaccinating healthcare workers on 24 january. more than 300 doctors have died. equatorial guinea main article: covid-19 pandemic in equatorial guinea on 14 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. eritrea main article: covid-19 pandemic in eritrea on 20 march, the first case in eritrea was confirmed. eswatini main article: covid-19 pandemic in eswatini on 14 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. ethiopia main article: covid-19 pandemic in ethiopia the country's first case was announced on 13 march, which is a japanese man who had arrived in the country on 4 march from burkina faso. three additional cases of the virus were reported on 15 march. the three individuals had close contact with the person who was reported to be infected by the virus on 13 march. since then, eight more confirmed cases were reported by the health ministry to the public, bringing the total to twelve. among the infected individuals an elderly ethiopian in her eighties has been said to have some escalating symptoms while other eight have been on a recovery route and showing fewer symptoms of the disease. on 27 march, another statement was issued by the health minister stating that four additional cases have been identified while one case being in the adama city of the oromia regional state and the other three being in addis ababa. moreover, three more cases were confirmed by the health minister on 31 march 2020. similarly, the following day another three cases were added. on the previous press release the government authorities had noted that one case was retested and confirmed negative and two of the confirmed cases have been sent to their country (japan). in aggregate, twenty-nine cases are confirmed as of 1 april 2020. on 3 april 2020 due to further tests made, six additional cases have been discovered moving up the tally to thirty-five. measures are being taken by the government and the community together strictly to suppress the further spreading of this deadly virus. among the six cases identified there were individuals with no traveling history recently, that has made it alarming to the public. the united states delivers 655,200 covid-19 vaccine doses to ethiopia on september 23, 2021 on 4 april, three additional cases of the virus were reported. all of the cases were from addis ababa. two of the patients, a 29-year-old and a 34-year-old male ethiopians, had travel histories to dubai on different dates. the third case is of a 35-year-old female ethiopian who had arrived from sweden on 3 april. on the same date, one additional recovery was reported, increasing the total number of recoveries to 4. on 5 april, five more positive cases of the virus were reported. three of them are ethiopians. the other two are libyan and eritrean nationals.. there were 43 total cases as of 5 april 2020. on 7 april, more individuals were detected and the total was 54. among 200+ tests conducted on 8 april 2020, one additional case has been added to the tally making it 55. with the current situation indicating the spread of the virus ethiopia has declared a state of emergency. tilahun woldemichael, an ethiopian orthodox monk who is said to be 114 years old, was released from the hospital on 25 june after being treated with oxygen and dexamethasone for coronavirus. ethiopia has 5,200 confirmed cases. ethiopia reported 129,455 total cases, 12,882 active cases, and 2,006 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this equals 17 deaths per one million population. territories of france further information: covid-19 pandemic in france § overseas territories mayotte main article: covid-19 pandemic in mayotte the first case of the covid-19 pandemic in the french overseas department and region of mayotte was reported on 13 march 2020. on 31 march the first person died of covid-19. the single hospital in mayotte was overwhelmed with covid-19 patients in february 2021. the french army sent in medical workers and a few icu beds, but it is not enough. réunion main article: covid-19 pandemic in réunion the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the french overseas department and region of réunion on 11 march 2020. gabon main article: covid-19 pandemic in gabon the country's first case was announced on 12 march, a 27-year-old gabonese man who returned to gabon from france 4 days prior to confirmation of the coronavirus. the gambia main article: covid-19 pandemic in the gambia the gambia reported its first case of coronavirus from a 20-year-old woman who returned from the united kingdom on 17 march. ghana main article: covid-19 pandemic in ghana a. health education program hosted by ramafall, a medical company, in a rural ghanaian community, march 2021 ghana reported its first two cases on 12 march. the two cases were people who came back to the country from norway and turkey, with the contact tracing process beginning. on 11 march, the minister of finance, ken ofori-atta, made the cedi equivalent of $100 million available to enhance ghana's coronavirus preparedness and response plan. the ghana health service reported on 6 august that over 2,000 health workers had been infected and six have died. ghana reported 56,981 total cases, 1,404 active cases, and 341 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is 11 deaths per one million population. guinea main article: covid-19 pandemic in guinea on 13 march, guinea confirmed its first case, an employee of the european union delegation in guinea. a mosque was forcefully opened by faithful in dubréka in may. guinea-bissau main article: covid-19 pandemic in guinea-bissau on 25 march, guinea-bissau confirmed its first two covid-19 cases, a congolese un employee and an indian citizen. ivory coast main article: covid-19 pandemic in ivory coast on 11 march, the first case in the country was confirmed. ivory coast reported 24,369 total cases, 1,373 active cases, and 140 total deaths on 13 january 2021. this is five deaths per one million population. kenya main article: covid-19 pandemic in kenya maasai men in kenya wear masks during a celebratory event, march 2021 on 12 march 2020, the first case was confirmed in kenya by president uhuru muigai kenyatta. on 13 march, the first case in