Sudan Covid-19 update

Sudan’s Federal Ministry of Health reported 215 new coronavirus (Covid-19) cases on Sunday. 99 people recovered, and 12 died. This brings the total official number of coronavirus cases in the country to 6,081 cases, 359 of whom died and 2014 recovered.

In Khartoum 166 new patients were recorded, in El Gezira 15, River Nile state eight, Sennar six, El Gedaref five, White Nile state five, North Kordofan three, and one in South Darfur.

On May 24, Radio Dabanga reported that Sudan’s Minister of Health has acknowledged that “the actual number of Covid-19 cases is higher than the official data". So far, the highest official number of cases has been reported in Khartoum state.

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