| COVID-19 pandemic in Puntland | |
|---|---|
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Puntland, Somalia |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in April 2020 to have reached Puntland, an autonomous state in northeastern Somalia.[1]
Puntland recorded eleven cases of COVID-19 and at least one fatality due to the virus by May 2, 2020, though Puntland officials believed the actual number of COVID-19 infections to be much higher.[2][3] Puntland is the region of Somalia with the second highest number of COVID-19 cases, after Banaadir, as of May 25, 2020.[1]
- ^ a b "Somalia: Puntland's Minister for Agriculture Dies of Coronavirus in Mogadishu". Menafn. 2020-05-25. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Puntland and COVID-19: Local Responses and Economic Impact". The Conflict Research Programme at the London School of Economics and Political Science. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Somalia: Puntland ministers contract Covid-19-health minister". Somaliland Standard. 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2020-06-07.