COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Zambia
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Lusaka
Arrival date	18 March 2020 (5 years, 1 month and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	5,249 (as of 29 July)[1]
Active cases	1,818 (as of 29 July)
Recovered	3,285 (as of 29 July)[2]
Deaths	146 (as of 29 July)

As of 17 March, the government had shut all educational institutions and put in place some restrictions on foreign travel.^[3]

Zambia reported its first 2 cases of COVID-19 in Lusaka on 18 March. The patients were a couple that had travelled to France on holiday.^[4] A third case was recorded on 22 March. The patient was a man who had travelled to Pakistan.^[5]

On March 25, President Edgar Lungu confirmed a total of 12 cases during a live national address.^[6]

Zambia recorded its first death on 2 April.^[7]