The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Burkina Faso on 9 March 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Burkina Faso |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Ouagadougou |
| Arrival date | 9 March 2020 (4 years, 7 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 773 (as of 13 May)[1] |
| Active cases | 130 (as of 13 May) |
| Recovered | 592 (as of 13 May) |
Deaths | 51 (as of 13 May) |
The death of Rose Marie Compaoré, a member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, on 18 March marked the first recorded COVID-19 fatality in Sub-Saharan Africa.[2][3]
On 9 March 2020, the first two cases in the country were reported in Burkina Faso.[4]
On 13 March, the third case was also confirmed, is a person who has had direct contact with the first two cases.[5]
On 14 March, 7 cases confirmed in the country. Five of the new confirmed cases have had direct contact with the first two cases. One is an English national currently working in a gold mine in the Burkina Faso and who went to vacation in Liverpool, returning on 10 March, with transits through Vancouver and Paris.[6]
On 15 March, 8 new cases were confirmed according to a statement from the Ministry of Health, bringing the total number of cases to 15.[7]
On 17 March, 20 total cases were confirmed.[8]
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