On 25 March, Mali confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases.[8]
On 26 March, two new cases were registered by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. To address the epidemic which had so far spared the country, in an address to the nation,Ibrahim Boubacar Kéïta, thePresident of the Republic of Mali declared a state of emergency and instituted a curfew from 9.00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.[9]
On 27 March, 7 new positive tests for Coronavirus: Mali rose to 11 cases.[10]
On 28 March, 7 new cases were confirmed, the total rose to 18.[11] The first COVID-19 death occurred.[12]
On 31 March, 25 persons had tested positive and there had been 2 deaths according to health authorities.[13]
There were 7,029 confirmed cases in 2020. 4,548 patients recovered while 269 persons died. At the end of 2020 there were 2,212 active cases.[14]
2021 cases
Mass vaccination started on 31 March, initially with 396,000 doses of theCovishield vaccine provided through theCOVAX facility.[15]
There were 13,979 confirmed cases in 2021, bringing the total number of cases to 21,008. 14,187 patients recovered in 2021 while 391 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 660. At the end of 2021 there were 1,031 active cases.[16]
Modeling carried out by WHO’s Regional Office for Africa suggests that due to under-reporting, the true cumulative number of infections by the end of 2021 was around 9 million while the true number of COVID-19 deaths was around 10,650.[17]
2022 cases
There were 11,762 confirmed cases in 2022, bringing the total number of cases to 32,770. 13,215 patients recovered in 2022 while 83 persons died, bringing the total death toll to 743. At the end of 2022 there were 77 active cases.[18]
2023 cases
There were 394 confirmed cases in 2023, bringing the total number of cases to 33,164. 382 patients recovered in 2023. The death toll remained unchanged. At the end of 2023 there were 89 active cases.
On 18 March,PresidentIbrahim Boubacar Keita suspended flights from affected countries, closed schools and banned large public gatherings.[19] However plannedelections in March–April, which had already been postponed several times for the poor security situation in the country, went ahead as planned.[20]
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