Tunisia - 6,259 confirmed cases of new coronavirus Covid-19; 103 deaths

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/27/content_75868620.htm

Tunisia announces 30 new COVID-19 cases
Xinhua, March 27, 2020

TUNIS, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Health Ministry on Friday reported 30 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 227.

Out of a total of 2,045 lab tests, 227 cases were tested positive from 20 provinces out of 24, said a ministry statement.

Tunisia's first confirmed case has recovered, while six more deaths from the coronavirus are reported in Ariana, Sousse, Mahdia, Sfax, El Kef and Tataouine provinces, the statement noted...

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/29/content_75874548.htm

Tunisia to start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits
Xinhua, March 29, 2020

TUNIS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Minister of Health Abdellatif Mekki, announced on Sunday that the ministry will soon start using new rapid COVID-19 testing kits, that provide test results for patients in just 10-minutes...

...On Saturday evening, Tunisian Ministry of Health announced 51 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 278.

Among these cases, there were eight deaths in six provinces...

 

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Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/30/c_138929119.htm

Tunisia confirms 34 new COVID-19 cases, 312 in total
Source: Xinhua| 2020-03-30 04:25:50|Editor: Mu Xuequan

TUNIS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian Health Ministry on Sunday reported 34 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 312.

Out of a total of 3,305 lab tests, 312 cases were tested positive from 21 provinces out of 24, the ministry said in a statement.

Tunisia's first confirmed case has recovered, while eight more deaths from the coronavirus were reported in the provinces of Ariana, Sousse, Mahdia, Sfax, El Kef and Tataouine, the statement added...

 

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Source: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/03/31/t...-362-in-total/


Tunisia reports 50 new cases of COVID-19, 362 in total
By CGTN Africa -
10 hours ago

Tunisian Health Ministry has reported 50 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 362.

According to a ministry statement late Monday, the provinces of Tunis, Ariana and Ben Arous are most affected areas with 92, 50 and 33 cases respectively...

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267 cases; 10 deaths: http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/...ead_b97e9306-6081-4a03-ba2b-ae747c2d95ee.html

 

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Source: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/04/01/tunisia-reports-32-new-covid-19-cases-394-in-total/

Tunisia reports 32 new COVID-19 cases, 394 in total
By CGTN Africa -
2 hours ago

Tunisian Health Ministry reported late Tuesday 32 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 394.

Tunis, Ariana, Medenine and Ben Arous are the most affected areas with 94, 56, 43 and 41 cases respectively, said a statement by the ministry...

 

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Source: http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-04/02/content_75888270.htm

COVID-19 cases rise to 423 in Tunisia
Xinhua, April 2, 2020

TUNIS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian health authorities on Wednesday reported 30 new coronavirus cases, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 423.

Following 550 lab tests, 30 new cases were confirmed to be infected with the virus, said Nissaf Ben Alaya, director general of the National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases at a press briefing.

Ben Alaya revealed that there are 5 recovered patients and 12 deaths...

 

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Coronavirus: Tunisia records 4 new deaths


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four new deaths from the Coronavirus have been recorded in Tunisia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of dead victims to 18, a statement from the health ministry said on Friday

https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/c...225415365.html
Tunisia extended a lockdown which started on March 20 by two weeks to April 19, preventing people from leaving their homes except to buy necessities or to work in certain jobs.

Tunisia has 455 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and the disease has claimed least 14 lives in the country.

 

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Source: https://news.gnet.tn/553-cas-de-contamination-et-19-deces-par-le-covid-19-en-tunisie/


The Ministry of Health announces this Saturday that as of Friday 03 April 2020, 58 new cases of contamination by the Coronavirus have been recorded out of a total of 749 analyzes carried out in laboratories, bringing the balance to 553 confirmed cases out of a total of 6485 analyzes.

They are spread over 22 governorates as follows:

Tunis: 131
Ariana: 69
Ben Arous: 54
Manouba: 16
Nabeul: 11
Zaghouan: 02
Bizerte: 15
Beja: 1
Le Kef: 05
Sousse: 48
Monastir: 27
Mehdia 10
Sfax: 29
Kairouan: 04
Kasserine: 02
Sidi Bouzid: 05
Gabes: 07
Medenine: 58
Tataouine: 17
Gafsa: 10
Tozeur: 01
kebili: 30

The Covid-19 has killed 19 people in Tunisia: Sfax: 03, Sousse: 01, Ariana: 03 Le Kef: 01, Mehdia: 01, Tataouine: 01, Bizerte: 02, Tunis: 02, Medenine: 02, Manouba: 01, Sidi Bouzid: 01 and Nabeul: 01.

In addition, some 19,174 people were placed in solitary confinement, of whom 18,666 completed the observation period. Some 508 are still in quarantine.

 

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Source: https://news.gnet.tn/574-cas-de-contamination-et-22-deces-par-le-covid-19-en-tunisie/

574 cases of contamination and 22 deaths from Covid-19 in Tunisia
04-04-2020

The Ministry of Health announces this Sunday that as of Saturday 04 April 2020, 21 new cases of contamination by the Coronavirus have been recorded out of a total of 658 analyzes carried out in laboratories, bringing the balance to 574 confirmed cases out of a total of 7145 analyzes.

They are spread over 22 governorates as follows:

Tunis: 135
Ariana: 72
Ben Arous: 56
Manouba: 16
Nabeul: 11
Zaghouan: 02
Bizerte: 16
Beja: 2
Le Kef: 05
Sousse: 52
Monastir: 27
Mehdia: 11
Sfax: 29
Kairouan: 05
Kasserine: 02
Sidi Bouzid: 05
Gabes: 07
Medenine: 62
Tataouine: 17
Gafsa: 10
Tozeur: 01
Kebili: 31

The Covid-19 has killed 22 people in Tunisia: Sfax: 04, Sousse: 03, Ariana: 03 Kef: 01, Mehdia: 01, Tataouine: 01, Bizerte: 01, Tunis: 02, Medenine: 02, Manouba: 01, Sidi Bouzid: 01 and Nabeul: 01, Ben Arous: 01

In addition, some 19,122 people were placed in solitary confinement, of whom 18,720 completed the observation period. Some 402 are still in quarantine.

 

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Source: https://www.realites.com.tn/2020/04...-dernieres-24h-mais-hausse-des-cas-confirmes/


COVID-19: no death in Tunisia in the last 24 hours, but increase in confirmed cases
By F. K Posted on April 6, 2020 - 20:08:41
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In its epidemiological bulletin of Monday, April 6, 2020, the Ministry of Health announced that 22 new infections by the coronavirus (COVID-19) were registered until Sunday, April 5, 2020, out of a total of 580 medical analyzes carried out. Thus, the total number of infections in Tunisia reaches 596 cases out of a total of 7,725 medical analyzes carried out since the appearance of the first confirmed case in March 2020.
In the same context, the number of deaths remained unchanged: 22 according to the Department of Health. They are distributed as follows: 4 in Sfax, 3 in Sousse, 3 in Ariana, 1 in Kef, 1 in Mahdia, 1 in Tataouine, 1 in Bizerte, 2 in Tunis, 2 in M?denine, 1 in La Manouba, 1 in Sidi Bouzid, 1 in Nabeul and 1 in Ben Arous. Peace to their souls.
In addition, Tunis remains the area most affected by the disease with 139 confirmed cases. The Health Department also reports that 19,122 people are in self-isolation, 18,720 are out of quarantine and 402 are still under medical care.

Geographical distribution of contamination

Tunis: 139
Ariana: 77
Ben Arous: 57
Manouba: 20
Nabeul: 11
Zaghouan: 2
Bizerte: 16
Beja: 2
Kef: 5
Sousse: 53
Monastir: 26
Mahdia: 11
Sfax: 29
Kairouan: 5
Kasserine: 2
Sidi Bouzid: 5
Gabes: 9
Medenine: 62
Tataouine: 17
Gafsa: 10
Tozeur: 1
Kebili: 37

 

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Source: https://www.radioexpressfm.com/coro...vec-27-nouvelles-contaminations-enregistrees/
Coronavirus-Tunisia: 623 confirmed cases with 27 new infections registered.
Written byRassem Fassi on April 7, 2020


The ministry of health announced this Tuesday, April 07, 2020, that the total number of people infected by the coronavirus reached 623 cases with 27 new cases out of 549 analyzes carried out, 23 people have succumbed to the disease since the appearance of the virus in Tunisia.

The geographic distribution of contamination is as follows: Tunis 144 cases, Ariana 76 cases, Ben Arous 61 cases, Sousse 57 cases, Medenine 62 cases, Monastir 26 cases, Sfax 29 cases, K?bili 39 cases ,, Bizerte 16 cases, Nabeul 11 cases, Manouba 31 cases, Mahdia 11 cases, Tataouine 18 cases, Kef 05 cases, Gabes 09 cases, Gafsa 11 cases, Sidi Bou Zid 05 cases, Kairouan 05 cases, Zaghouan 02 cases, Tozeur 01 cases, Kasserine 02 cases , B?ja 2 cases.

The ministry also indicated in its press release that the total of the deaths reached 23 people:: 04 Sfax, 04Sousse, 03 Ariana, 01 Kef, 01 Mahdia, 01 Tataouine, 01 Bizerte, 02 Tunis, 02 M?dnine, 01 Manouba, 01 Sidi bouzid, 01 Nabeul, 01 Ben Arous.

The Ministry of Health has further considered that the evolution of the epidemiological situation indicates a rapid spread of the disease in several regions of the country, calling on citizens to apply self-isolation and respect general confinement as the one of the most important preventive measures to reduce the spread of Coronavirus in our country.

 

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24th death: ...The deceased (85 years old) was admitted to the resuscitation service of Ariana hospital, she developed symptoms on March 22, and is from Tunis, said the Director of the national observatory of new diseases and emerging, Nissaf Ben Alya, in a media statement, on the sidelines of his hearing this morning by the Health Committee at the ARP....https://news.gnet.tn/un-nouveau-dec...portant-le-bilan-total-a-24-deces-en-tunisie/

628 cases: https://africanmanager.com/covid-19-le-bilan-passe-a-628-cas-confirmes-en-tunisie/

 

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Source: https://directinfo.webmanagercenter...id-19-15-nouveaux-cas-confirmes-643-au-total/

Tunisia - Covid-19: 15 new confirmed cases, 643 in total
Apr 9, 2020 By: Sun with TAP

The Ministry of Public Health announced on Thursday that as of April 8, 2020, 15 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been registered in addition to 18 other positive cases among the old confirmed cases out of 692 analyzes carried out, bringing to 643 the total number of contaminations.

A press release published by the ministry, indicates that 230 analyzes were carried out in the reference laboratory of the Charles Nicolle hospital, 316 analyzes at the Institut Pasteur in Tunis, 32 analyzes at the Fatouma Bourguiba laboratory in Monastir, 78 analyzes at the laboratory of the Farhat Hached hospital in Sousse, and 36 analyzes at the laboratory of Habib Bourguiba hospital in Sfax bringing the total number of analyzes carried out since the start of the COVID-19 health crisis to 8,274.

The cases of contamination by the virus have been detected in 22 governorates and are distributed as follows:
Tunis (152), Ariana (78), Ben Arous (63), La Manouba (32), Nabeul (12), Zaghouan (3), Bizerte (16), Beja (02), Le Kef (05), Sousse ( 51), Monastir (30), Mahdia (12), Sfax (30), Kairouan (02), Kasserine (2), Sidi Bouzid (05), Gabes (12), Medenine (62), Tataouine (18), Gafsa (13), Tozeur (01) and Kebili, (39).

The number of deaths caused by Covid-19 rose to 25, which are distributed as follows: Sfax (4), Sousse (4), Ariana (3), Le Kef (1), Mahdia (1), Tataouine (1), Bizerte (1), Tunis (3), Medenine (2), La Manouba (2), Sidi Bouzid (1), Nabeul (1), Ben Arous (1).

The ministry also said that nearly 3,000 of those who had contact with the infected were placed in self-isolation.

This evolution of the epidemiological situation suggests, according to the same source, a faster spread of the coronavirus during the coming weeks, as long as the measures recommended by the ministry are not respected in several regions and repeatedly.

The ministry therefore urged citizens to fully comply with the law and the measures adopted to this effect, including the accommodation of patients with coronavirus, in hospitals and accommodation centers prepared for this purpose, in order to limit the spread of the virus.

 

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685 cases; 28 deaths: http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2020/0...e-685-cas-confirmes-28-morts-et-43-guerisons/

 

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Tunisian Health Ministry has reported 14 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 685

 

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Source: https://www.realites.com.tn/2020/04...onfirmes-31-morts-et-23-gouvernorats-touches/

Covid-19 / Tunisia: 707 confirmed cases, 31 dead and 23 governorates affected
By H. B.H Posted on April 12, 2020 - 19:11:22
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In a press release made public on Sunday, April 12, 2020, the Ministry of Public Health announced that out of a total of 562 analyzes carried out in four laboratories during the past 24 hours, 36 citizens had tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus including 14 citizens whose contamination had been confirmed for several days. Tunisia now has 707 confirmed cases out of a total of 11,238 analyzes carried out since the outbreak of the epidemic in Tunisia at the beginning of last March.

23 governorates are now affected by the coronavirus following the registration of the first case of contamination in Jendouba.

In addition, the ministry indicated that the death toll now amounts to 31 cases which are distributed geographically as follows: Tunis 4, Ariana 4, Ben Arous 2, Manouba 4, Nabeul 1, Bizerte 1, Kef 1, Sousse 4, Mahdia 1, Sfax 5, Sidi Bouzid 1, Medenine 2, and Tataouine 1. COVID-19 screening. This brings the number of laboratories to 11.

 

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Source: https://news.gnet.tn/le-bilan-seleve-a-726-cas-de-contamination-par-le-covid-19-en-tunisie/

The toll rises to 726 cases of contamination by Covid-19 in Tunisia
04-13-2020

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday April 12 that 33 cases had been tested positive by covid-19 on April 12, including 14 previously infected people, and 19 new cases, out of a total of 587 laboratory analyzes.

The assessment is thus brought to 726 confirmed cases of contamination, out of a total of 11,825 analyzes in total, and 34 deaths.

Covid + people are spread over 23 governorates:
Tunis: 173
Ariana: 83
Ben Arous: 74
Manouba: 35
Nabeul: 12
Zaghouan: 03
Bizerte: 17
Beja: 03
Jenduba: 01
Le Kef: 05
Sousse: 64
Monastir: 35
Mehdia: 12
Sfax: 31
Kairouan: 06
Kasserine: 02
Sidi Bouzid: 05
Gabes: 05
Medenine: 66
Tataouine: 22
Gafsa: 18
Tozeur: 02
Kebili: 42

The ministry added that since March 22, some 2,390 people have been repatriated, including 818 people who have completed the isolation period. Some 29 cases were found positive by the coronavirus among them, and were treated in the dedicated centers.

In addition, some 3,500 contact persons have been quarantined.

 

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Source: http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2020-04/15/content_75932520.htm

COVID-19) Tunisia: 747 confirmed cases including 34 deaths (official)
By: french.china.org.cn | Keywords: Tunisia-COVID-19
French.china.org.cn | Updated on 15-04-2020

In 24 hours, the Tunisian Ministry of Health has identified 21 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 following 590 screening tests, bringing the total number of people infected with this virus to 747 positive tested cases, including 34 deaths.

In total, the four laboratories under the Tunisian Ministry of Health was able to perform 12,415 screening tests, according to the daily epidemiological assessment made public on Tuesday by the Tunisian Ministry of Health.

Among the 24 provinces of Tunisia, 23 were affected by the COVID-19 epidemic with a high concentration, almost half, in Greater Tunis (which has 4 provinces) with 372 confirmed cases and 15 deaths.

Out of a total of 119 COVID-19 patients currently hospitalized in Tunisia, 26 of them are in intensive care, we learned from the National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases (ONMNE) in Tunisia.

The mortality rate due to COVID-19 in Tunisia is around 4.68%, until the same date.

In addition, the average age of the deceased is 66 (35 - 86), the majority of whom are men.

According to ONMNE figures, since March 2 (the date of the first confirmed case), some 68 caregivers have contracted COVID-19. Fi

 

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Source: https://www.realites.com.tn/2020/04/covid-19-en-tunisie-contaminations-et-deces-en-hausse/

Covid-19 in Tunisia: Contamination and death on the rise
By B. L Posted on April 15, 2020 - 20:55:29

The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, the registration of 33 new Covid-19 cases, up to the date of Tuesday, April 14, 2020, on 722 analyzes. Thus, the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases is now at 780 out of a total of 13,137 screening analyzes carried out since the appearance of the first Covid-19 case in Tunisia.
Tunisia also has 35 deaths, depending on the department: 5 in Sfax, 5 in Sousse, 5 in Ariana, 1 in Kef, 1 in Mahdia, 1 in Tataouine, 1 in Bizerte, 5 in Tunis, 3 in M?denine , 4 at Manouba, 1 at Sidi Bouzid, 1 at Nabeul, 2 at Ben Arous.
The Ministry of Health has also announced that since March 22, 2020, 2,905 Tunisian nationals have been repatriated, of whom 946 have completed the quarantine period. 29 of these 946 people tested positive for Covid-19. They were placed in specific self-isolation centers. As of April 14, 2020, 3,500 people who have had direct contact with confirmed Covid-19 cases have been confined.

Geographical distribution of contamination:
Tunis: 187 cases
Ariana: 83 cases
Ben Arous: 81 cases
Manouba: 36 cases
Nabeul: 12 cases
Zaghouan: 3 cases
Bizerte: 18 cases
Beja: 3 cases
Kef: 5 cases
Jendouba: 1 case
Sousse: 68 cases
Monastir: 36 cases
Mahdia: 12 cases
Sfax: 31 cases
Kairouan: 6 cases
Kasserine: 5 cases
Sidi Bouzid: 5 cases
Gabes: 15 cases
Medenine: 70 cases
Tataouine: 25 cases
Gafsa: 23 cases
Tozeur: 4 cases
Kebili: 51

 

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Source: http://french.china.org.cn/foreign/txt/2020-04/17/content_75941870.htm

(COVID-19) Tunisia: 822 confirmed cases, the number of deaths increases to 37
By: french.china.org.cn | Keywords: Tunisia-COVID-19
French.china.org.cn | Updated on 17-04-2020

Tunisia registered, in 24 hours, some 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 as well as two new deaths, which brings to 822 the number of positive tested cases and to 37 that of deaths due to the virus, announced Thursday evening Tunisian Ministry of Health.

The ministry carried out, during the last 24 hours, 793 screening tests, distributed on six laboratories to thus total 13,930 samples since March 2, date of the first confirmed case in Tunisia.

The new coronavirus is now spread across all 24 provinces of Tunisia, including 399 confirmed cases and 18 deaths in the four provinces of Grand Tunis.

Siliana (northwest), the only province until Wednesday intact, officially detected its first confirmed case of local community contamination with COVID-19.

Regarding the speed of propagation of COVID-19 (outside of Grand-Tunis), the two provinces of Sousse (east coast) and Medenine (south-east) remain the most infected with 68 and 81 cases tested positive, respectively .

As for deaths due to the virus, five cases are listed in Sousse and five others in Sfax (the second economic province of the country after the capital, Tunis), always according to the daily epidemiological assessment of the Tunisian Ministry of Health.

"Screening tests are carried out mainly for suspected cases and probably carriers of the virus in addition to those in contact with confirmed cases," said the Tunisian Ministry of Health.

"All citizens are called upon to respect the law and all self-quarantine and general confinement procedures to the letter, in all regions of the country in order to contain the epidemic and limit the alarming rate of its spread", add the same source. F