Situation of the Covid-19 pandemic in the ECOWAS region as at 27 March 2020

As at 27 March 2020, the ECOWAS region has 691 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 18 deaths reported in 14 Member States:

1. Burkina Faso: 180 cc & 9 deaths
2. Ghana: 137 cc & 4 deaths
3. Senegal: 119 cc
4. Côte d’Ivoire: 101 cc
5. Nigeria 81 cc & 1 death
6. Togo : 25 cc & 1 death
7. Niger :10 cc & 1 death
8. Mali : 11 cc
9. Guinea : 8 cc
10. Benin : 5 cc 
11. Cabo Verde: 5 cc & 1 death
12. Liberia: 3 cc
13. Gambia : 3 cc & 1 death
14. Guinea Bissau: 2 cc

WAHO strongly advises individuals to take the following measures to protect themselves and loved ones:

• Avoid close contact with people with acute respiratory infections.
• Cover your mouth and nose with an elbow or tissue when coughing or sneezing. Dispose of the used tissue immediately and wash your hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. This will protect others from any viruses released by coughing and sneezing.
• Wash your hands frequently, especially after direct contact with sick people or their surroundings.
• If possible, keep a distance of one meter between you and a person who coughs, sneezes or has a fever. COVID-19 appears to spread most easily through close contact with an infected person.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Hands touch many surfaces that may be contaminated with the virus.
• Avoid unprotected contact with farm or wild animals.
• If you have a fever, cough and/or difficulty breathing, call and inform the health centre of your visit, always following the advice of your health care provider or national health advisories.
• Within health care facilities, improve standard infection prevention and control practice in hospitals, especially in emergency departments.