This article documents the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Botswana |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Gaborone |
| Arrival date | 30 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 1 week and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 17,365 (as of 15 January)[1] |
| Active cases | 3,961 (as of 29 January) |
| Recovered | 13,519 (as of 15 January) |
Deaths | 134 (as of 29 January) |
On 30 March 2020, the first three cases in the country were confirmed.[2] On 25 March a 78-year-old woman who was suspected of having COVID-19 died in Ramotswa.[3] A few days after her death, the results came back positive making it the fourth case of COVID-19 in Botswana.
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