The number of COVID-19 cases continues to grow in Côte d’Ivoire with 11 new infections, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 179, Minister of Health Eugène Aka Aouélé said Tuesday.
“This Tuesday, 11 new cases of COVID-19 infection were registered, bringing to 179 the total number of confirmed cases with seven recoveries and one death,” the minister said.
The government is expected to reveal the latest numbers in a televised press conference Wednesday evening.
Mr. Aka Aouélé clarified that “the 11 cases were recorded inside the country” and that the city of Abidjan remains the epicenter of the disease because it includes “90% of the confirmed cases”.
Confirmed cases have been identified in Agboville (south, 80 km from Abidjan), Duékoué (west, 460 km), San Pedro (southwest, 354 km) and Tiassalé (south, 124 km).
After the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Cote d’Ivoire on March 11, the government asked the populations to adopt measures of social separation before closing schools, places of entertainment, restaurants, night clubs and banning gatherings of more than 50 people.
Other more drastic actions have been taken, including the establishment of a curfew, progressive containment with the prohibition of unauthorized movement between Abidjan and other parts of the country, as well as the closure of all maritime, land and air borders.
