COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi: Difference between revisions

COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Burundi
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Bujumbura
Arrival date	25 March 2020; (4 years, 8 months and 2 weeks)
Confirmed cases	54,569 (updated 15 December 2024)
Recovered	42,532 (estimated)
Deaths	15 (updated 15 December 2024)

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The COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Burundi on 25 March 2020.^[3]

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.^[4]^[5]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,^[6]^[7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.^[8]^[6] Model-based simulations for Burundi indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R_t exceeded 1 during the first half of 2021 but diminished to around 0.7 during the second half of 2021.^[9]

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in Burundi (
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Deaths Recoveries Active cases
2020202020212021
MarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec
JanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNov
Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date	# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-31	2(n.a.)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-01	2(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-02	3(+50%)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-03	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-04	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-05	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-06	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-07	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-08	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-09	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-10	3(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-11	5(+67%)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-12	5(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-13	5(=)	1(n.a.)
2020-04-14	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-15	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-16	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-17	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-18	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-19	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-20	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-21	5(=)	1(=)
2020-04-22	11(+120%)	1(=)
2020-04-23	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-24	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-25	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-26	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-27	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-28	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-29	11(=)	1(=)
2020-04-30	11(=)	1(=)
2020-05-01	11(=)	1(=)
2020-05-02	15(+36%)	1(=)
2020-05-03	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-04	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-05	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-06	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-07	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-08	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-09	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-10	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-11	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-12	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-13	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-14	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-15	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-16	15(=)	1(=)
2020-05-17	23(+53%)	1(=)
2020-05-18	42(+83%)	1(=)
2020-05-19	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-20	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-21	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-22	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-23	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-24	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-25	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-26	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-27	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-28	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-29	42(=)	1(=)
2020-05-30	63(+50%)	1(=)
2020-05-31	63(=)	1(=)
2020-06-01	63(=)	1(=)
2020-06-02	63(=)	1(=)
2020-06-03	63(=)	1(=)
2020-06-04	63(=)	1(=)
2020-06-05	63(=)	1(=)
2020-06-06	83(+32%)	1(=)
2020-06-07	83(=)	1(=)
2020-06-08	83(=)	1(=)
2020-06-09	83(=)	1(=)
2020-06-10	83(=)	1(=)
2020-06-11	85(+2.4%)	1(=)
2020-06-12	85(=)	1(=)
2020-06-13	85(=)	1(=)
2020-06-14	85(=)	1(=)
2020-06-15	85(=)	1(=)
2020-06-16	104(+22%)	1(=)
2020-06-17	104(=)	1(=)
2020-06-18	104(=)	1(=)
2020-06-19	104(=)	1(=)
2020-06-20	104(=)	1(=)
2020-06-21	144(+38%)	1(=)
2020-06-22	144(=)	1(=)
2020-06-23	144(=)	1(=)
2020-06-24	144(=)	1(=)
2020-06-25	144(=)	1(=)
2020-06-26	144(=)	1(=)
2020-06-27	170(+18%)	1(=)
2020-06-28	170(=)	1(=)
2020-06-29	170(=)	1(=)
2020-06-30	170(=)	1(=)
2020-07-01	170(=)	1(=)
2020-07-02	170(=)	1(=)
2020-07-03	191(+12%)	1(=)
2020-07-04	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-05	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-06	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-07	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-08	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-09	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-10	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-11	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-12	191(=)	1(=)
2020-07-13	269(+41%)	1(=)
2020-07-14	269(=)	1(=)
2020-07-15	269(=)	1(=)
2020-07-16	303(+13%)	1(=)
2020-07-17	310(+2.3%)	1(=)
2020-07-18	310(=)	1(=)
2020-07-19	310(=)	1(=)
2020-07-20	322(+3.9%)	1(=)
2020-07-21	328(+1.9%)	1(=)
2020-07-22	328(=)	1(=)
2020-07-23	345(+5.2%)	1(=)
2020-07-24	345(=)	1(=)
2020-07-25	361(+4.6%)	1(=)
2020-07-26	361(=)	1(=)
2020-07-27	378(+4.7%)	1(=)
2020-07-28	378(=)	1(=)
2020-07-29	387(+2.4%)	1(=)
2020-07-30	387(=)	1(=)
2020-07-31	387(=)	1(=)
2020-08-01	395(+2.1%)	1(=)
2020-08-02	395(=)	1(=)
2020-08-03	395(=)	1(=)
2020-08-04	395(=)	1(=)
2020-08-05	395(=)	1(=)
2020-08-06	405(+2.5%)	1(=)
2020-08-07	405(=)	1(=)
2020-08-08	405(=)	1(=)
2020-08-09	408(+0.74%)	1(=)
2020-08-10	408(=)	1(=)
2020-08-11	408(=)	1(=)
2020-08-12	409(+0.25%)	1(=)
2020-08-13	410(+0.24%)	1(=)
2020-08-14	412(+0.49%)	1(=)
2020-08-15	412(=)	1(=)
2020-08-16	413(+0.24%)	1(=)
2020-08-17	413(=)	1(=)
2020-08-18	416(+0.73%)	1(=)
2020-08-19	422(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-08-20	422(=)	1(=)
2020-08-21	426(+0.95%)	1(=)
2020-08-22	429(+0.7%)	1(=)
2020-08-23	430(+0.23%)	1(=)
2020-08-24	430(=)	1(=)
2020-08-25	430(=)	1(=)
2020-08-26	430(=)	1(=)
2020-08-27	431(+0.23%)	1(=)
2020-08-28	433(+0.46%)	1(=)
2020-08-29	445(+2.8%)	1(=)
2020-08-30	445(=)	1(=)
2020-08-31	445(=)	1(=)
2020-09-01	445(=)	1(=)
2020-09-02	448(+0.67%)	1(=)
2020-09-03	448(=)	1(=)
2020-09-04	451(+0.67%)	1(=)
2020-09-05	460(+2%)	1(=)
2020-09-06	462(+0.43%)	1(=)
2020-09-07	466(+0.87%)	1(=)
2020-09-08	466(=)	1(=)
2020-09-09	466(=)	1(=)
2020-09-10	469(+0.64%)	1(=)
2020-09-11	469(=)	1(=)
2020-09-12	471(+0.43%)	1(=)
2020-09-13	472(+0.21%)	1(=)
2020-09-14	472(=)	1(=)
2020-09-15	472(=)	1(=)
2020-09-16	472(=)	1(=)
2020-09-17	473(+0.21%)	1(=)
2020-09-18	473(=)	1(=)
2020-09-19	473(=)	1(=)
2020-09-20	473(=)	1(=)
2020-09-21	474(+0.21%)	1(=)
2020-09-22	474(=)	1(=)
2020-09-23	476(+0.42%)	1(=)
2020-09-24	477(+0.21%)	1(=)
2020-09-25	483(+1.3%)	1(=)
2020-09-26	485(+0.41%)	1(=)
2020-09-27	485(=)	1(=)
2020-09-28	502(+3.5%)	1(=)
2020-09-29	506(+0.8%)	1(=)
2020-09-30	508(+0.4%)	1(=)
2020-10-01	510(+0.39%)	1(=)
2020-10-02	513(+0.59%)	1(=)
2020-10-03	513(=)	1(=)
2020-10-04	513(=)	1(=)
2020-10-05	514(+0.19%)	1(=)
2020-10-06	514(=)	1(=)
2020-10-07	515(+0.19%)	1(=)
2020-10-08	515(=)	1(=)
2020-10-09	515(=)	1(=)
2020-10-10	517(+0.39%)	1(=)
2020-10-11	524(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-10-12	525(+0.19%)	1(=)
2020-10-13	529(+0.76%)	1(=)
2020-10-14	529(=)	1(=)
2020-10-15	529(=)	1(=)
2020-10-16	531(+0.38%)	1(=)
2020-10-17	536(+0.94%)	1(=)
2020-10-18	542(+1.1%)	1(=)
2020-10-19	549(+1.3%)	1(=)
2020-10-20	550(+0.18%)	1(=)
2020-10-21	550(=)	1(=)
2020-10-22	551(+0.18%)	1(=)
2020-10-23	553(+0.36%)	1(=)
2020-10-24	555(+0.36%)	1(=)
2020-10-25	557(+0.36%)	1(=)
2020-10-26	557(=)	1(=)
2020-10-27	558(+0.18%)	1(=)
2020-10-28	559(+0.18%)	1(=)
2020-10-29	560(+0.18%)	1(=)
2020-10-30	582(+3.9%)	1(=)
2020-10-31	585(+0.52%)	1(=)
2020-11-01	589(+0.68%)	1(=)
2020-11-02	589(=)	1(=)
2020-11-03	597(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-11-04	606(+1.5%)	1(=)
2020-11-05	606(=)	1(=)
2020-11-06	606(=)	1(=)
2020-11-07	612(+0.99%)	1(=)
2020-11-08	612(=)	1(=)
2020-11-09	614(+0.33%)	1(=)
2020-11-10	615(+0.16%)	1(=)
2020-11-11	620(+0.81%)	1(=)
2020-11-12	623(+0.48%)	1(=)
2020-11-13	624(+0.16%)	1(=)
2020-11-14	627(+0.48%)	1(=)
2020-11-15	628(+0.16%)	1(=)
2020-11-16	630(+0.32%)	1(=)
2020-11-17	631(+0.16%)	1(=)
2020-11-18	641(+1.6%)	1(=)
2020-11-19	641(=)	1(=)
2020-11-20	649(+1.2%)	1(=)
2020-11-21	656(+1.1%)	1(=)
2020-11-22	662(+0.91%)	1(=)
2020-11-23	664(+0.3%)	1(=)
2020-11-24	673(+1.4%)	1(=)
2020-11-25	673(=)	1(=)
2020-11-26	677(+0.59%)	1(=)
2020-11-27	681(+0.59%)	1(=)
2020-11-28	681(=)	1(=)
2020-11-29	681(=)	1(=)
2020-11-30	688(+1%)	1(=)
2020-12-01	689(+0.15%)	1(=)
2020-12-02	689(=)	1(=)
2020-12-03	692(+0.44%)	1(=)
2020-12-04	692(=)	1(=)
2020-12-05	694(+0.29%)	1(=)
2020-12-06	694(=)	1(=)
2020-12-07	698(+0.58%)	1(=)
2020-12-08	716(+2.6%)	1(=)
2020-12-09	720(+0.56%)	1(=)
2020-12-10	720(=)	1(=)
2020-12-11	723(+0.42%)	1(=)
2020-12-12	728(+0.69%)	1(=)
2020-12-13	729(+0.14%)	1(=)
2020-12-14	729(=)	1(=)
2020-12-15	735(+0.82%)	1(=)
2020-12-16	741(+0.82%)	1(=)
2020-12-17	751(+1.3%)	1(=)
2020-12-18	760(+1.2%)	2(+100%)
2020-12-19	761(+0.13%)	2(=)
2020-12-20	761(=)	2(=)
2020-12-21	762(+0.13%)	2(=)
2020-12-22	762(=)	2(=)
2020-12-23	773(+1.4%)	2(=)
2020-12-24	773(=)	2(=)
2020-12-25	786(+1.7%)	2(=)
2020-12-26	786(=)	2(=)
2020-12-27	804(+2.3%)	2(=)
2020-12-28	804(=)	2(=)
2020-12-29	809(+0.62%)	2(=)
2020-12-30	809(=)	2(=)
2020-12-31	818(+1.1%)	2(=)
2021-01-01	822(+0.49%)	2(=)
2021-01-02	822(=)	2(=)
2021-01-03	833(+1.3%)	2(=)
2021-01-04	842(+1.1%)	2(=)
2021-01-05	842(=)	2(=)
2021-01-06	884(+5%)	2(=)
2021-01-07	885(+0.11%)	2(=)
2021-01-08	885(=)	2(=)
2021-01-09	885(=)	2(=)
2021-01-10	986(+11%)	2(=)
2021-01-11	1,019(+3.3%)	2(=)
2021-01-12	1,019(=)	2(=)
2021-01-13	1,062(+4.2%)	2(=)
2021-01-14	1,103(+3.9%)	2(=)
2021-01-15	1,150(+4.3%)	2(=)
2021-01-16	1,185(+3%)	2(=)
2021-01-17	1,236(+4.3%)	2(=)
2021-01-18	1,245(+0.73%)	2(=)
2021-01-19	1,253(+0.64%)	2(=)
2021-01-20	1,322(+5.5%)	2(=)
2021-01-21	1,358(+2.7%)	2(=)
2021-01-22	1,380(+1.6%)	2(=)
2021-01-23	1,438(+4.2%)	2(=)
2021-01-24	1,472(+2.4%)	2(=)
2021-01-25	1,479(+0.48%)	2(=)
2021-01-26	1,481(+0.14%)	2(=)
2021-01-27	1,542(+4.1%)	2(=)
2021-01-28	1,584(+2.7%)	2(=)
2021-01-29	1,604(+1.3%)	2(=)
2021-01-30	1,613(+0.56%)	2(=)
2021-01-31	1,632(+1.2%)	2(=)
2021-02-01	1,635(+0.18%)	2(=)
2021-02-02	1,641(+0.37%)	2(=)
2021-02-03	1,664(+1.4%)	2(=)
2021-02-04	1,686(+1.3%)	2(=)
2021-02-05	1,698(+0.71%)	3(+50%)
2021-02-06	1,717(+1.1%)	3(=)
2021-02-07	1,723(+0.35%)	3(=)
2021-02-08	1,728(+0.29%)	3(=)
2021-02-09	1,730(+0.12%)	3(=)
2021-02-10	1,751(+1.2%)	3(=)
2021-02-11	1,771(+1.1%)	3(=)
2021-02-12	1,797(+1.5%)	3(=)
2021-02-13	1,824(+1.5%)	3(=)
2021-02-14	1,824(=)	3(=)
2021-02-15	1,849(+1.4%)	3(=)
2021-02-16	1,855(+0.32%)	3(=)
2021-02-17	1,895(+2.2%)	3(=)
2021-02-18	1,928(+1.7%)	3(=)
2021-02-19	1,955(+1.4%)	3(=)
2021-02-20	1,983(+1.4%)	3(=)
2021-02-21	2,031(+2.4%)	3(=)
2021-02-22	2,034(+0.15%)	3(=)
2021-02-23	2,041(+0.34%)	3(=)
2021-02-24	2,069(+1.4%)	3(=)
2021-02-25	2,106(+1.8%)	3(=)
2021-02-26	2,143(+1.8%)	3(=)
2021-02-27	2,181(+1.8%)	3(=)
2021-02-28	2,209(+1.3%)	3(=)
2021-03-01	2,217(+0.36%)	3(=)
2021-03-02	2,224(+0.32%)	3(=)
2021-03-03	2,240(+0.72%)	3(=)
2021-03-04	2,268(+1.2%)	3(=)
2021-03-05	2,283(+0.66%)	3(=)
2021-03-06	2,299(+0.7%)	3(=)
2021-03-07	2,319(+0.87%)	3(=)
2021-03-08	2,334(+0.65%)	3(=)
2021-03-09	2,339(+0.21%)	3(=)
2021-03-10	2,369(+1.3%)	3(=)
2021-03-11	2,396(+1.1%)	3(=)
2021-03-12	2,420(+1%)	3(=)
2021-03-13	2,441(+0.87%)	3(=)
2021-03-14	2,461(+0.82%)	3(=)
2021-03-15	2,461(=)	3(=)
2021-03-16	2,461(=)	3(=)
2021-03-17	2,461(=)	3(=)
2021-03-18	2,542(+3.3%)	3(=)
2021-03-19	2,563(+0.83%)	3(=)
2021-03-20	2,563(=)	3(=)
2021-03-21	2,613(+2%)	6(+100%)
2021-03-22	2,618(+0.19%)	6(=)
2021-03-23	2,628(+0.38%)	6(=)
2021-03-24	2,657(+1.1%)	6(=)
2021-03-25	2,657(=)	6(=)
2021-03-26	2,657(=)	6(=)
2021-03-27	2,657(=)	6(=)
2021-03-28	2,757(+3.8%)	6(=)
2021-03-29	2,757(=)	6(=)
2021-03-30	2,757(=)	6(=)
2021-03-31	2,810(+1.9%)	6(=)
2021-04-01	2,842(+1.1%)	6(=)
2021-04-02	2,842(=)	6(=)
2021-04-03	2,911(+2.4%)	6(=)
2021-04-04	2,911(=)	6(=)
2021-04-05	2,964(+1.8%)	6(=)
2021-04-06	2,970(+0.2%)	6(=)
2021-04-07	3,017(+1.6%)	6(=)
2021-04-08	3,027(+0.33%)	6(=)
2021-04-09	3,078(+1.7%)	6(=)
2021-04-10	3,119(+1.3%)	6(=)
2021-04-11	3,154(+1.1%)	6(=)
2021-04-12	3,154(=)	6(=)
2021-04-13	3,262(+3.4%)	6(=)
2021-04-14	3,333(+2.2%)	6(=)
2021-04-15	3,424(+2.7%)	6(=)
2021-04-16	3,477(+1.5%)	6(=)
2021-04-17	3,477(=)	6(=)
2021-04-18	3,477(=)	6(=)
2021-04-19	3,612(+3.9%)	6(=)
2021-04-20	3,643(+0.86%)	6(=)
2021-04-21	3,706(+1.7%)	6(=)
2021-04-22	3,732(+0.7%)	6(=)
2021-04-23	3,759(+0.72%)	6(=)
2021-04-24	3,805(+1.2%)	6(=)
2021-04-25	3,853(+1.3%)	6(=)
2021-04-26	3,874(+0.55%)	6(=)
2021-04-27	3,884(+0.26%)	6(=)
2021-04-28	3,941(+1.5%)	6(=)
2021-04-29	3,985(+1.1%)	6(=)
2021-04-30	3,995(+0.25%)	6(=)
2021-05-01	4,018(+0.58%)	6(=)
2021-05-02	4,038(+0.5%)	6(=)
2021-05-03	4,046(+0.2%)	6(=)
2021-05-04	4,052(+0.15%)	6(=)
2021-05-05	4,069(+0.42%)	6(=)
2021-05-06	4,093(+0.59%)	6(=)
2021-05-07	4,132(+0.95%)	6(=)
2021-05-08	4,149(+0.41%)	6(=)
2021-05-09	4,177(+0.67%)	6(=)
2021-05-10	4,200(+0.55%)	6(=)
2021-05-11	4,208(+0.19%)	6(=)
2021-05-12	4,233(+0.59%)	6(=)
2021-05-13	4,261(+0.66%)	6(=)
2021-05-14	4,282(+0.49%)	6(=)
2021-05-15	4,290(+0.19%)	6(=)
2021-05-16	4,329(+0.91%)	6(=)
2021-05-17	4,347(+0.42%)	6(=)
2021-05-18	4,353(+0.14%)	6(=)
2021-05-19	4,382(+0.67%)	6(=)
2021-05-20	4,418(+0.82%)	6(=)
2021-05-21	4,451(+0.75%)	6(=)
2021-05-22	4,494(+0.97%)	6(=)
2021-05-23	4,494(=)	6(=)
2021-05-24	4,546(+1.2%)	6(=)
2021-05-25	4,568(+0.48%)	6(=)
2021-05-26	4,592(+0.53%)	6(=)
2021-05-27	4,650(+1.3%)	6(=)
2021-05-28	4,669(+0.41%)	6(=)
2021-05-29	4,715(+0.99%)	6(=)
2021-05-30	4,754(+0.83%)	6(=)
2021-05-31	4,790(+0.76%)	6(=)
2021-06-01	4,803(+0.27%)	6(=)
2021-06-02	4,828(+0.52%)	6(=)
2021-06-03	4,844(+0.33%)	6(=)
2021-06-04	4,861(+0.35%)	6(=)
2021-06-05	4,881(+0.41%)	6(=)
2021-06-06	4,905(+0.49%)	8(+33%)
2021-06-07	4,925(+0.41%)	8(=)
2021-06-08	4,925(=)	8(=)
2021-06-09	4,942(+0.35%)	8(=)
2021-06-10	4,960(+0.36%)	8(=)
2021-06-11	4,975(+0.3%)	8(=)
2021-06-12	4,995(+0.4%)	8(=)
2021-06-13	5,013(+0.36%)	8(=)
2021-06-14	5,026(+0.26%)	8(=)
2021-06-15	5,037(+0.22%)	8(=)
2021-06-16	5,082(+0.89%)	8(=)
2021-06-17	5,098(+0.31%)	8(=)
2021-06-18	5,121(+0.45%)	8(=)
2021-06-19	5,121(=)	8(=)
2021-06-20	5,121(=)	8(=)
2021-06-21	5,242(+2.4%)	8(=)
2021-06-22	5,273(+0.59%)	8(=)
2021-06-23	5,300(+0.51%)	8(=)
2021-06-24	5,334(+0.64%)	8(=)
2021-06-25	5,348(+0.26%)	8(=)
2021-06-26	5,348(=)	8(=)
2021-06-27	5,348(=)	8(=)
2021-06-28	5,423(+1.4%)	8(=)
2021-06-29	5,428(+0.09%)	8(=)
2021-06-30	5,452(+0.44%)	8(=)
2021-07-01	5,482(+0.55%)	8(=)
2021-07-02	5,494(+0.22%)	8(=)
2021-07-03	5,494(=)	8(=)
2021-07-04	5,494(=)	8(=)
2021-07-05	5,521(+0.49%)	8(=)
2021-07-06	5,535(+0.25%)	8(=)
2021-07-07	5,559(+0.43%)	8(=)
2021-07-08	5,585(+0.47%)	8(=)
2021-07-09	5,608(+0.41%)	8(=)
2021-07-10	5,608(=)	8(=)
2021-07-11	5,608(=)	8(=)
2021-07-12	5,686(+1.4%)	8(=)
2021-07-13	5,706(+0.35%)	8(=)
2021-07-14	5,723(+0.3%)	8(=)
2021-07-15	5,764(+0.72%)	8(=)
2021-07-16	5,802(+0.66%)	8(=)
2021-07-17	5,802(=)	8(=)
2021-07-18	5,802(=)	8(=)
2021-07-19	5,894(+1.6%)	8(=)
2021-07-20	5,942(+0.81%)	8(=)
2021-07-21	5,996(+0.91%)	8(=)
2021-07-22	6,018(+0.37%)	8(=)
2021-07-23	6,128(+1.8%)	8(=)
2021-07-24	6,128(=)	8(=)
2021-07-25	6,128(=)	8(=)
2021-07-26	6,573(+7.3%)	8(=)
2021-07-27	6,573(=)	8(=)
2021-07-28	6,715(+2.2%)	9(+12%)
2021-07-29	6,865(+2.2%)	9(=)
2021-07-30	7,080(+3.1%)	9(=)
2021-07-31	7,080(=)	9(=)
2021-08-01	7,080(=)	9(=)
2021-08-02	7,505(+6%)	38(+322%)
2021-08-03	7,518(+0.17%)	38(=)
2021-08-04	7,714(+2.6%)	38(=)
2021-08-05	7,931(+2.8%)	38(=)
2021-08-06	8,088(+2%)	38(=)
2021-08-07	8,088(=)	38(=)
2021-08-08	8,662(+7.1%)	38(=)
2021-08-09	8,800(+1.6%)	38(=)
2021-08-10	8,800(=)	38(=)
2021-08-11	9,175(+4.3%)	38(=)
2021-08-12	9,408(+2.5%)	38(=)
2021-08-13	9,620(+2.3%)	38(=)
2021-08-14	9,620(=)	38(=)
2021-08-15	9,855(+2.4%)	38(=)
2021-08-16	10,103(+2.5%)	38(=)
2021-08-17	10,198(+0.94%)	38(=)
2021-08-18	10,198(=)	38(=)
2021-08-19	10,198(=)	38(=)
2021-08-20	10,791(+5.8%)	38(=)
2021-08-21	10,791(=)	38(=)
2021-08-22	10,983(+1.8%)	38(=)
2021-08-23	11,254(+2.5%)	38(=)
2021-08-24	11,333(+0.7%)	38(=)
2021-08-25	11,381(+0.42%)	38(=)
2021-08-26	11,599(+1.9%)	38(=)
2021-08-27	11,818(+1.9%)	38(=)
2021-08-28	11,994(+1.5%)	38(=)
2021-08-29	12,171(+1.5%)	38(=)
2021-08-30	12,171(=)	38(=)
2021-08-31	12,390(+1.8%)	38(=)
2021-09-01	12,585(+1.6%)	38(=)
2021-09-02	12,585(=)	38(=)
2021-09-03	12,585(=)	38(=)
2021-09-04	13,070(+3.9%)	38(=)
2021-09-05	13,070(=)	38(=)
2021-09-06	13,070(=)	38(=)
2021-09-07	13,070(=)	38(=)
2021-09-08	13,070(=)	38(=)
2021-09-09	14,047(+7.5%)	38(=)
2021-09-10	14,047(=)	38(=)
2021-09-11	14,047(=)	38(=)
2021-09-12	14,047(=)	38(=)
2021-09-13	14,189(+1%)	38(=)
2021-09-14	14,189(=)	38(=)
2021-09-15	14,189(=)	38(=)
2021-09-16	15,996(+13%)	38(=)
2021-09-17	15,996(=)	38(=)
2021-09-18	15,996(=)	38(=)
2021-09-19	16,356(+2.3%)	38(=)
2021-09-20	16,356(=)	38(=)
2021-09-21	16,356(=)	38(=)
2021-09-22	16,356(=)	38(=)
2021-09-23	16,356(=)	38(=)
2021-09-24	16,933(+3.5%)	38(=)
2021-09-25	17,056(+0.73%)	38(=)
2021-09-26	17,306(+1.5%)	38(=)
2021-09-27	17,475(+0.98%)	38(=)
2021-09-28	17,505(+0.17%)	38(=)
2021-09-29	17,505(=)	38(=)
2021-09-30	17,728(+1.3%)	38(=)
2021-10-01	17,979(+1.4%)	38(=)
2021-10-02	18,271(+1.6%)	38(=)
2021-10-03	18,342(+0.39%)	38(=)
2021-10-04	18,481(+0.76%)	38(=)
2021-10-05	18,600(+0.64%)	38(=)
2021-10-06	18,665(+0.35%)	38(=)
2021-10-07	18,825(+0.86%)	38(=)
2021-10-08	18,972(+0.78%)	38(=)
2021-10-09	19,041(+0.36%)	38(=)
2021-10-10	19,160(+0.62%)	38(=)
2021-10-11	19,257(+0.51%)	38(=)
2021-10-12	19,334(+0.4%)	38(=)
2021-10-13	19,441(+0.55%)	38(=)
2021-10-14	19,441(=)	38(=)
2021-10-15	19,513(+0.37%)	38(=)
2021-10-16	19,555(+0.22%)	38(=)
2021-10-17	19,660(+0.54%)	38(=)
2021-10-18	19,660(=)	38(=)
2021-10-19	19,730(+0.36%)	38(=)
2021-10-20	19,745(+0.08%)	38(=)
2021-10-21	19,819(+0.37%)	38(=)
2021-10-22	19,867(+0.24%)	38(=)
2021-10-23	19,894(+0.14%)	38(=)
2021-10-24	19,909(+0.08%)	38(=)
2021-10-25	19,940(+0.16%)	38(=)
2021-10-26	19,945(+0.03%)	38(=)
2021-10-27	19,954(+0.05%)	38(=)
2021-10-28	19,988(+0.17%)	38(=)
2021-10-29	20,016(+0.14%)	38(=)
2021-10-30	20,039(+0.11%)	38(=)
2021-10-31	20,039(=)	38(=)
2021-11-01	20,078(+0.19%)	38(=)
2021-11-02	20,078(=)	38(=)
2021-11-03	20,087(+0.04%)	38(=)
2021-11-04	20,106(+0.09%)	38(=)
2021-11-05	20,136(+0.15%)	38(=)
2021-11-06	20,147(+0.05%)	38(=)
2021-11-07	20,147(=)	38(=)
2021-11-08	20,162(+0.07%)	38(=)
2021-11-09	20,162(=)	38(=)

March 2020

Burundi's Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana confirmed the country's first two cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 31 March, Burundi nationals travelling back from Rwanda and Dubai respectively.^[10]

April to June 2020

On 5 April, a further positive case was confirmed, a 39-year-old woman, while 7 other people tested negative.^[11] In total there were 20 new cases in April, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 18. One patient died (14 April) and 8 recovered, leaving 6 active cases at the end of the month.^[12]
On 12 May, the foreign ministry of Burundi addressed a letter to WHO's Africa headquarters, ordering four officials coordinating the coronavirus response to leave the country. The letter said the four individuals "are declared persona non grata and as such, must leave the territory of Burundi" by 15 May. The health minister reportedly accuses WHO of "unacceptable interference in [the country's] management of the coronavirus".^[13]
On 28 May, First Lady Denise Bucumi-Nkurunziza tested positive for COVID-19.^[14]
There were 48 new cases in May, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63. The death toll remained unchanged. 29 cases were active at the end of the month.^[15]
On 8 June, late President Pierre Nkurunziza died of what was described as a heart attack in a government statement. However, with government authorities accused of deliberately covering up the scope of the pandemic, and in the wake of unconfirmed reports that his wife was flown to Kenya 11 days before, having contracted COVID-19,^[16] some have speculated that the president died of COVID-19.^[17]
There were 107 new cases in June, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 170. The death toll remained unchanged and the number of recovered patients rose to 115, leaving 54 active cases at the end of the month.^[18]

Subsequent cases

2020 cases

There were 818 confirmed cases in 2020. 687 patients recovered while two persons died. At the end of 2020 there were 129 active cases.^[19] Former president Pierre Buyoya died in Paris from COVID-19 on 17 December.^[20]

2021 cases

There were 30,797 confirmed cases in 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 31,615. 28,901 patients recovered in 2021 while 12 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 14. At the end of 2021 there were 2,013 active cases.^[21]

Modelling by WHO's Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true number of infections by the end of 2021 was around 5.3 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 149.^[22]

2022 cases

There were 20,547 confirmed cases in 2022, bringing the total number of cases to 52,162. 21,805 patients recovered in 2022 while one person died, bringing the total death toll to 15. At the end of 2022 there were 754 active cases.^[23]

2023 cases

There were 2,310 new cases in 2023, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 54,472. The death toll remained unchanged.

Statistics

Confirmed new cases per day

Confirmed deaths per day

Vaccinations

Through most of 2021, Burundi was one of four countries which did not distribute vaccines, along with Eritrea, North Korea, and Tanzania.^[24]^[25] In February 2021, Thaddee Ndikumana, the health minister of Burundi, said his country was more concerned with prevention measures. "Since more than 95% of patients are recovering, we estimate that the vaccines are not yet necessary," local media reported.^[24] In October 2021, however, the Burundian government announced that it had received delivery of 500,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharm BIBP vaccine.^[26] A targeted vaccination programme commenced on 18 October 2021.^[27]

Prevention

On 12 March 2020, the government instituted 14-day quarantining for people entering Burundi from affected countries.^[28]^[29]

President Nkurunziza refused to impose restrictions on the country, permitting political rallies and sporting events to take place.^[17]

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-The '''COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi''' is part of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic|worldwide pandemic]] of [[COVID-19|coronavirus disease 2019]] ({{nowrap|COVID-19}}) caused by [[severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus&nbsp;2]] ({{nowrap|SARS-CoV-2}}). The virus was confirmed to have reached [[Burundi]] on 25 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burundi confirms first 2 COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burundi-confirms-first-2-covid-19-cases/1787083|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>
+The '''COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi''' is part of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic|worldwide pandemic]] of [[COVID-19|coronavirus disease 2019]] ({{nowrap|COVID-19}}) caused by [[severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus&nbsp;2]] ({{nowrap|SARS-CoV-2}}). The virus was confirmed to have reached [[Burundi]] on 25 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burundi confirms first 2 COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burundi-confirms-first-2-covid-19-cases/1787083|website=www.aa.com.tr|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=3 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403002640/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/burundi-confirms-first-2-covid-19-cases/1787083|url-status=live}}</ref>
 == Background ==
-On 12 January 2020, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) confirmed that a [[novel coronavirus]] was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, [[Hubei]] Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.<ref name=Elsevier>{{cite web |url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center |title=Novel Coronavirus Information Center |last=Elsevier |website=Elsevier Connect|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center|archive-date=30 January 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=Reynolds4March2020>{{Cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Matt |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus |title=What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? |date=4 March 2020 |work=Wired UK|access-date=5 March 2020 |issn=1357-0978|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus|archive-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
+On 12 January 2020, the [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) confirmed that a [[novel coronavirus]] was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, [[Hubei]] Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.<ref name=Elsevier>{{cite web |url=https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center |title=Novel Coronavirus Information Center |last=Elsevier |website=Elsevier Connect|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center|archive-date=30 January 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=Reynolds4March2020>{{Cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Matt |url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus |title=What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? |date=4 March 2020 |magazine=Wired UK|access-date=5 March 2020 |issn=1357-0978|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus|archive-date=5 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The [[Case fatality rate|case fatality ratio]] for COVID-19 has been much lower than [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS of 2003]],<ref name=Imperial13March2020>{{cite web |url= https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/ |title=Crunching the numbers for coronavirus |website=Imperial News|access-date=15 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/|archive-date=19 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Gov.ukHCIDDef>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid |title=High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England |website=GOV.UK |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid|archive-date=3 March 2020|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref> but the [[Transmission (medicine)|transmission]] has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.<ref name=WFSA>{{cite web |url= https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus |title=World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus |website=www.wfsahq.org|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus|archive-date=12 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=Imperial13March2020/> Model-based simulations for Burundi indicate that the 95% [[confidence interval]] for the [[Basic reproduction number#Effective reproduction number|time-varying reproduction number]] ''R<sub> t</sub>'' was stable below 1.0 from April to October 2020 but has since increased to around 1.<ref>''Future scenarios of the healthcare burden of COVID-19 in low- or middle-income countries'', [[MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis]] at [[Imperial College London]].</ref>
+The [[Case fatality rate|case fatality ratio]] for COVID-19 has been much lower than [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS of 2003]],<ref name=Imperial13March2020>{{cite web |url= https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/ |title=Crunching the numbers for coronavirus |website=Imperial News|date=13 March 2020 |access-date=15 March 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/|archive-date=19 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=Gov.ukHCIDDef>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid |title=High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England |website=GOV.UK |language=en|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid|archive-date=3 March 2020|access-date=17 March 2020}}</ref> but the [[Transmission (medicine)|transmission]] has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.<ref name=WFSA>{{cite web |url= https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus |title=World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus |website=www.wfsahq.org|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus|archive-date=12 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref><ref name=Imperial13March2020/> Model-based simulations for Burundi indicate that the 95% [[confidence interval]] for the [[Basic reproduction number#Effective reproduction number|time-varying reproduction number]] ''R<sub> t</sub>'' exceeded 1 during the first half of 2021 but diminished to around 0.7 during the second half of 2021.<ref>''Future scenarios of the healthcare burden of COVID-19 in low- or middle-income countries'', [[MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis]] at [[Imperial College London]].</ref>
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-Burundi's Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana confirmed the country's first two cases of [[COVID-19|coronavirus disease 2019]] on 31 March, Burundi nationals travelling back from [[Rwanda]] and [[Dubai]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=1 April 2020|title=Coronavirus: Burundi's first cases, death in Botswana, Ghana's mass recoveries|url=https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/01/coronavirus-hub-impact-of-outbreak-across-africa/|publisher=Africa News|date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
+* Burundi's Health Minister Thadée Ndikumana confirmed the country's first two cases of [[COVID-19|coronavirus disease 2019]] on 31 March, Burundi nationals travelling back from [[Rwanda]] and [[Dubai]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=1 April 2020|title=Coronavirus: Burundi's first cases, death in Botswana, Ghana's mass recoveries|url=https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/01/coronavirus-hub-impact-of-outbreak-across-africa/|publisher=Africa News|date=1 April 2020|archive-date=30 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530020737/https://www.africanews.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-hub-impact-of-outbreak-across-africa/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-===April 2020===
+===April to June 2020===
-On 5 April, a further positive case was confirmed, a 39-year-old woman, while 7 other people tested negative.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/iwacuinfo/status/1245738426315440128 |title=#Burundi Urgent Le ministre de la santé annonce le 3ème cas de covid-19. Une jeune fille de 26 ans. Le test pour 22 autres personnes a été négatif |last=Burundi |first=IWACU |date=2020-04-02 |website=@iwacuinfo |language=fr |access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> In total there were 20 new cases in April, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 18. One patient died (14 April) and 8 recovered, leaving 6 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200430-sitrep-101-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=2ba4e093_2|title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 101|date=2020-04-30|website=World Health Organization|page=8|access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref>
+* On 5 April, a further positive case was confirmed, a 39-year-old woman, while 7 other people tested negative.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/iwacuinfo/status/1245738426315440128 |title=#Burundi Urgent Le ministre de la santé annonce le 3ème cas de covid-19. Une jeune fille de 26 ans. Le test pour 22 autres personnes a été négatif |last=Burundi |first=IWACU |date=2020-04-02 |website=@iwacuinfo |language=fr |access-date=2020-04-02 |archive-date=5 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405190124/https://twitter.com/iwacuinfo/status/1245738426315440128 |url-status=live }}</ref> In total there were 20 new cases in April, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 18. One patient died (14 April) and 8 recovered, leaving 6 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200430-sitrep-101-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=2ba4e093_2|title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 101|date=2020-04-30|website=World Health Organization|page=8|access-date=2020-07-03|archive-date=26 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626030006/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200430-sitrep-101-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=2ba4e093_2|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* On 12 May, the foreign ministry of Burundi addressed a letter to WHO's Africa headquarters, ordering four officials coordinating the coronavirus response to leave the country. The letter said the four individuals "are declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' and as such, must leave the territory of Burundi" by 15 May. The health minister reportedly accuses WHO of "unacceptable interference in [the country's] management of the coronavirus".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/burundi-expels-officials-coordinating-coronavirus-response-200514081736704.html |title=Burundi expels WHO officials coordinating coronavirus response |access-date=16 May 2020 |archive-date=15 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515145930/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/burundi-expels-officials-coordinating-coronavirus-response-200514081736704.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* On 28 May, First Lady [[Denise Bucumi-Nkurunziza]] tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza airlifted to Nairobi for treatment|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/burundi-first-lady-denise-nkurunziza-airlifted-to-nairobi-for-treatment-310894|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Daily Nation|date=30 May 2020|language=en|archive-date=30 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630021632/https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/burundi-first-lady-denise-nkurunziza-airlifted-to-nairobi-for-treatment-310894|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* There were 48 new cases in May, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63. The death toll remained unchanged. 29 cases were active at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 133 |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200601-covid-19-sitrep-133.pdf?sfvrsn=9a56f2ac_4 |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=3 July 2020 |page=7 |date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200602055422/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200601-covid-19-sitrep-133.pdf?sfvrsn=9a56f2ac_4 |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* On 8 June, late President [[Pierre Nkurunziza]] died of what was described as a heart attack in a government statement. However, with government authorities accused of deliberately covering up the scope of the pandemic, and in the wake of unconfirmed reports that his wife was flown to [[Kenya]] 11 days before, having contracted COVID-19,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Junior |first=Mireri |title=Burundi First Lady hospitalised at Aga Khan with Covid-19 |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001373190/burundi-first-lady-hospitalised-at-aga-khan-with-covid-19 |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=The Standard |language=en |archive-date=9 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609215500/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001373190/burundi-first-lady-hospitalised-at-aga-khan-with-covid-19 |url-status=live }}</ref> some have speculated that the president died of COVID-19.<ref name="nkurunziza_death">{{Cite web |date=2020-06-09 |title=Burundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/burundi-president-dies-illness-suspected-coronavirus-pierre-nkurunziz |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612231709/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/burundi-president-dies-illness-suspected-coronavirus-pierre-nkurunziz |url-status=live }}</ref>
+* There were 107 new cases in June, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 170. The death toll remained unchanged and the number of recovered patients rose to 115, leaving 54 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 163|date=1 July 2020|page=7|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200701-covid-19-sitrep-163.pdf?sfvrsn=c202f05b_2|access-date=2020-07-03|website=World Health Organization|language=en|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033315/https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200701-covid-19-sitrep-163.pdf?sfvrsn=c202f05b_2|url-status=live}}</ref>
-===May 2020===
+===Subsequent cases===
+* '''2020 cases'''
-On 12 May, the foreign ministry of Burundi addressed a letter to WHO's Africa headquarters, ordering four officials coordinating the coronavirus response to leave the country. The letter said the four individuals "are declared ''[[persona non grata]]'' and as such, must leave the territory of Burundi" by 15 May. The health minister reportedly accuses WHO of "unacceptable interference in [the country's] management of the coronavirus".<ref>[https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/burundi-expels-officials-coordinating-coronavirus-response-200514081736704.html Burundi expels WHO officials coordinating coronavirus response]</ref>
+There were 818 confirmed cases in 2020. 687 patients recovered while two persons died. At the end of 2020 there were 129 active cases.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diallo|first1=Oumy|title=Coronavirus en Afrique: quels sont les pays impactés?|url=https://information.tv5monde.com/afrique/coronavirus-en-afrique-quels-sont-les-pays-impactes-350968|publisher=TV5MONDE|access-date=4 January 2021|language=fr|date=1 January 2021|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414051454/https://information.tv5monde.com/afrique/coronavirus-en-afrique-quels-sont-les-pays-impactes-350968|url-status=live}}</ref> Former president [[Pierre Buyoya]] died in [[Paris]] from COVID-19 on 17 December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/burundi-ex-president-buyoya-dies-095100812.html|title=Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19|access-date=2008-12-18|date=2008-12-18|website=Yahoo News|archive-date=18 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103116/https://news.yahoo.com/burundi-ex-president-buyoya-dies-095100812.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
+* '''2021 cases'''
-On 28 May, First Lady [[Denise Bucumi-Nkurunziza]] tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burundi First Lady Denise Nkurunziza airlifted to Nairobi for treatment|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/kenya/news/burundi-first-lady-denise-nkurunziza-airlifted-to-nairobi-for-treatment-310894|access-date=2020-06-18|website=Daily Nation|language=en}}</ref>
+[[File:Photo of Burundian students wearing masks to protect themselves against Corona virus in a classroom.jpg|left|thumb|Burundian students wearing masks to protect themselves from the coronavirus, April 2021]]
+There were 30,797 confirmed cases in 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 31,615. 28,901 patients recovered in 2021 while 12 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 14. At the end of 2021 there were 2,013 active cases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapport de situation sur la réponse à la pandémie due au Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)|date=1 January 2022|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/burundi_covid-19_rapport_de_situation_2022-01-01.pdf|access-date=3 January 2022|publisher=Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la lutte contre le Sida|page=1|language=fr|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103173824/https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/burundi_covid-19_rapport_de_situation_2022-01-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
+Modelling by WHO's Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true number of infections by the end of 2021 was around 5.3 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 149.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cabore|first1=Joseph Waogodo|last2=Karamagi|first2=Humphrey Cyprian|last3=Kipruto|first3=Hillary Kipchumba|last4=Mungatu|first4=Joseph Kyalo|last5=Asamani|first5=James Avoka|last6=Droti|first6=Benson|last7=Titi-ofei|first7=Regina|last8=Seydi|first8=Aminata Binetou Wahebine|last9=Kidane|first9=Solyana Ngusbrhan|last10=Balde|first10=Thierno|last11=Gueye|first11=Abdou Salam|last12=Makubalo|first12=Lindiwe|last13=Moeti|first13=Matshidiso R|title=COVID-19 in the 47 countries of the WHO African region: a modelling analysis of past trends and future patterns|journal=The Lancet Global Health|date=1 June 2022|volume=10|issue=8|pages=e1099–e1114|doi=10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00233-9|pmid=35659911|pmc=9159735|url=https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2822%2900233-9|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=31 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331153341/https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X(22)00233-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
-There were 48 new cases in May, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63. The death toll remained unchanged. 29 cases were active at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 133 |url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200601-covid-19-sitrep-133.pdf?sfvrsn=9a56f2ac_4 |publisher=World Health Organization |access-date=3 July 2020 |page=7 |date=1 June 2020}}</ref>
+* '''2022 cases'''
-===June 2020===
+There were 20,547 confirmed cases in 2022, bringing the total number of cases to 52,162. 21,805 patients recovered in 2022 while one person died, bringing the total death toll to 15. At the end of 2022 there were 754 active cases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weekly bulletin on outbreaks and other emergencies|date=1 January 2023|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/365512/OEW01-261222010123.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|access-date=9 January 2023|publisher=World Health Organization|page=10|archive-date=9 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109074829/https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/365512/OEW01-261222010123.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|url-status=live}}</ref>
-On 8 June,late President [[Pierre Nkurunziza]] died of what was described as a heart attack in a government statement. However, with government authorities accused of deliberately covering up the scope of the pandemic, and in the wake of unconfirmed reports that his wife was flown to [[Kenya]] 11 days before, having contracted COVID-19,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Junior |first=Mireri |title=Burundi First Lady hospitalised at Aga Khan with Covid-19 |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001373190/burundi-first-lady-hospitalised-at-aga-khan-with-covid-19 |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref> some have speculated that the president died of COVID-19.<ref name="nkurunziza_death">{{Cite web |last=correspondent |first=Jason Burke Africa |date=2020-06-09 |title=Burundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirus |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/burundi-president-dies-illness-suspected-coronavirus-pierre-nkurunziz |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=The Guardian |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+* '''2023 cases'''
-There were 107 new cases in June, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 170. The death toll remained unchanged and the number of recovered patients rose to 115, leaving 54 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 163|date=1 July 2020|page=7|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200701-covid-19-sitrep-163.pdf?sfvrsn=c202f05b_2|access-date=2020-07-03|website=World Health Organization|language=en}}</ref>
+There were 2,310 new cases in 2023, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 54,472. The death toll remained unchanged.
-===July 2020===
-There were 217 new cases in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 387. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased by 189 to 304, leaving 82 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation report 194|date=1 August 2020|page=5|url=https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200801-covid-19-sitrep-194.pdf?sfvrsn=401287f3_2|access-date=2020-08-02|website=World Health Organization|language=en}}</ref>
-===August 2020===
-There were 58 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 445. The death toll remained unchanged.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Outbreak brief 33: COVID-19 pandemic – 1 September 2020|date=1 September 2020|page=2|url=https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-33-covid-19-pandemic-1-september-2020/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Africa CDC|language=en}}</ref> There were 87 active cases at the end of the month.
-===September 2020===
-There were 63 new cases in September, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 508. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 472, leaving 35 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=COVID-19 situation update for the WHO Africa region. External situation report 31|date=30 September 2020|page=4|url=https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/335766/SITREP_COVID-19_WHOAFRO_20200930-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|access-date=2020-10-02|website=World Health Organization}}</ref>
-===October 2020===
-There were 81 new cases in October, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 589. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 515, leaving 73 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|title=COVID-19 weekly epidemiological update|url=https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update---3-november-2020|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=9 November 2020|page=14|date=3 November 2020}}</ref>
-===November 2020===
-There were 99 new cases in November, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 688. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 575, leaving 112 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|title=COVID-19 updates 1 December 2020|url=https://au.int/en/covid19#|publisher=African Union|access-date=9 December 2020|date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
-===December 2020===
-Former president [[Pierre Buyoya]] died in [[Paris]] from COVID-19 on 17 December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/burundi-ex-president-buyoya-dies-095100812.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrL3VybD9zYT10JnJjdD1qJnE9JmVzcmM9cyZzb3VyY2U9d2ViJmNkPSZ2ZWQ9MmFoVUtFd2o1eTV1V3Z0ZnRBaFhxUVVFQUhYc0tCRzhRRmpBR2VnUUlDUkFDJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRm5ld3MueWFob28uY29tJTJGYnVydW5kaS1leC1wcmVzaWRlbnQtYnV5b3lhLWRpZXMtMDk1MTAwODEyLmh0bWwmdXNnPUFPdlZhdzI4ckxCLUhsNklFUWRGMFVQVDlkdEg&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFy-_enjEAXf2ilyfHf833HgXQOF5Qv6FTlkSR3hI_8aNvYRpotYZi5IqNUa5frLERK6oBl6rGo3mSwiPQaCeA8APxBYhdtelaXuqY9A27ZyDa8wkUZ6ryydfJGfHJp3q45mZ0dAQoNGboL65C_36HgKForiNNXSaX83XXUPcX_O|title=Burundi ex-president Buyoya dies from Covid-19|access-date=2008-12-18|date=2008-12-18|website=Yahoo News}}</ref> There were 130 new cases in December, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 818. The death toll doubled to 2. The number of recovered patients increased to 687, leaving 129 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Diallo|first1=Oumy|title=Coronavirus en Afrique : quels sont les pays impactés ?|url=https://information.tv5monde.com/afrique/coronavirus-en-afrique-quels-sont-les-pays-impactes-350968|publisher=TV5MONDE|access-date=4 January 2021|language=fr|date=1 January 2021}}</ref>
-===January 2021===
-The number of confirmed cases doubled from December to January, taking the total number to 1632. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 773, leaving 857 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{cite web|title=COVID-19 weekly epidemiological update|url=https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/weekly-epidemiological-update---2-february-2021|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=3 February 2021|page=15|date=2 February 2021}}</ref>
-===February 2021===
-There were 377 new cases in February, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2209. The death toll rose to 3. The number of recovered patients remained unchanged, leaving 1433 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Outbreak brief 59: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic|date=2 March 2021|page=2|url=https://africacdc.org/download/outbreak-brief-59-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-pandemic/|access-date=3 March 2021|website=Africa CDC}}</ref>
-===March 2021===
-There were 633 new cases in March, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 2842. The death toll doubled to 6. The number of recovered patients increased to 1155, leaving 1681 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coronavirus: African Union Member States reporting COVID-19 cases as of 3 April 2021, 9 am EAT|date=3 April 2021|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/Coronavirus_African_Union_Member_States_reporting_COVID19_cases_as_of_3_April_2021_9_am_EAT-AFPR0304202123328/|access-date=5 April 2021|publisher=Refinitiv Middle East}}</ref>
-===April 2021===
-There were 1204 new cases in April, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 4046. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 3682, leaving 358 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapport de situation sur la réponse à la pandémie due au Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)|date=2 May 2021|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/burundi_covid-19_rapport_de_situation_2021-05-02.pdf|access-date=4 May 2021|publisher=Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la lutte contre le Sida|page=1|language=fr}}</ref>
-===May 2021===
-There were 744 new cases in May, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 4790. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 4471, leaving 213 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Covid-19/Poste-Frontière de Gatumba : 30 USD pour le test avant d'entrer|date=1 June 2021|url=https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/covid-19-poste-frontiere-de-gatumba-30-usd-pour-le-test-avant-dentrer/|access-date=3 June 2021|publisher=IWACU|language=fr|last1=Shaka|first1=Clarisse}}</ref>
-===June 2021===
-There were 704 new cases in June, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 5494. The death toll rose to 8. The number of recovered patients increased to 5359, leaving 127 active cases at the end of the month.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rapport de situation sur la réponse à la pandémie due au Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)|date=1 July 2021|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/documents/files/burundi_covid-19_rapport_de_situation_2021-07-01.pdf|access-date=6 July 2021|publisher=Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la lutte contre le Sida|page=1|language=fr}}</ref>
-===July 2021===
-There were 2011 new cases in July, taking the total number of confirmed cases to 7505. The death toll rose to 9.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Evolution of the Covid-19 epidemic in Burundi (official data)|date=30 July 2021|url=https://iwacu-burundi.org/opendata/en/iod-bu-218-evolution-of-the-covid-19-epidemic-in-burundi-official-figures/|access-date=5 August 2021|publisher=IWACU}}</ref>
-===August 2021===
-There were 4885 new cases in August, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 12390. The death toll rose to 10.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Weekly bulletin on outbreaks and other emergnecies|date=29 August 2021|url=http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/344613/OEW35-2329082021.pdf?sequence=5|access-date=5 September 2021|publisher=World Health Organization|page=4}}</ref>
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 ==Vaccinations==
-Burundi is one of the three countries to refuse to have vaccines. In February 2021, Thaddee Ndikumana, the health minister of Burundi, said his country was more concerned with prevention measures. “Since more than 95% of patients are recovering, we estimate that the vaccines are not yet necessary,” local media reported.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tanzania, Burundi not to get COVID-19 vaccine doses|date=5 February 2021|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tanzania-burundi-not-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-doses/2135487|website=Anadolu Agency|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en}}</ref>
+Through most of 2021, Burundi was one of four countries which did not distribute vaccines, along with Eritrea, North Korea, and Tanzania.<ref name="Tanzania" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Nicola |last2=Lee |first2=Junho |last3=Brown |first3=Will |title=Dictatorships and misinformation: why the world's last vaccine holdouts have shunned Covid shots |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/dictatorships-misformation-worlds-last-vaccine-holdouts-have/ |website=The Telegraph |date=20 May 2022 |access-date=29 February 2024 |archive-date=1 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701152831/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/dictatorships-misformation-worlds-last-vaccine-holdouts-have/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2021, Thaddee Ndikumana, the health minister of Burundi, said his country was more concerned with prevention measures. "Since more than 95% of patients are recovering, we estimate that the vaccines are not yet necessary," local media reported.<ref name="Tanzania">{{Cite web|title=Tanzania, Burundi not to get COVID-19 vaccine doses|date=5 February 2021|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tanzania-burundi-not-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-doses/2135487|website=Anadolu Agency|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en|archive-date=24 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024062915/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/tanzania-burundi-not-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-doses/2135487|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2021, however, the Burundian government announced that it had received delivery of 500,000 doses of the Chinese [[Sinopharm BIBP COVID-19 vaccine|Sinopharm BIBP vaccine]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-14|title=In about-face, Burundi receives first Covid vaccines|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211014-in-about-face-burundi-receives-first-covid-vaccines|access-date=2021-10-15|website=France 24|language=en|archive-date=15 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015093725/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211014-in-about-face-burundi-receives-first-covid-vaccines|url-status=live}}</ref> A targeted vaccination programme commenced on 18 October 2021.<ref name="m257">{{cite web | title=Burundi launches COVID-19 vaccination drive | website=Reuters | date=2021-10-19 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/burundi-launches-covid-19-vaccination-drive-2021-10-18/ | access-date=2024-07-28}}</ref>
 ==Prevention==
-On 12 March, the government instituted 14-day quarantining for people entering Burundi from affected countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burundi extends quarantine to travelers from U.S., Britain, Australia|url=http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/17/content_75824457.htm|website=China (Xinhua)|date=2020-03-17|access-date=2020-03-17|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Travelers to Burundi to be quarantined for coronavirus|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/travelers-to-burundi-to-be-quarantined-for-coronavirus/1764008|website=Anadolu Agency|date=2020-03-12|access-date=2020-03-17|language=en}}</ref>
+On 12 March 2020, the government instituted 14-day quarantining for people entering Burundi from affected countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burundi extends quarantine to travelers from U.S., Britain, Australia|url=http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/17/content_75824457.htm|website=China (Xinhua)|date=2020-03-17|access-date=2020-03-17|language=en|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405190127/http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/17/content_75824457.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Travelers to Burundi to be quarantined for coronavirus|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/travelers-to-burundi-to-be-quarantined-for-coronavirus/1764008|website=Anadolu Agency|date=2020-03-12|access-date=2020-03-17|language=en|archive-date=6 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406093521/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/travelers-to-burundi-to-be-quarantined-for-coronavirus/1764008|url-status=live}}</ref>
 President Nkurunziza refused to impose restrictions on the country, permitting political rallies and sporting events to take place.<ref name="nkurunziza_death" />