COVID-19 pandemic in São Tomé and Príncipe

COVID-19 pandemic in São Tomé and Príncipe
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	São Tomé and Príncipe
Arrival date	12 April 2020 (1 year and 4 weeks)
Confirmed cases	2,298 (as of 26 April)
Active cases	25 (as of 26 April)
Recovered	2,238 (as of 26 April)
Deaths	35 (as of 26 April)
Fatality rate	1.56%
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The COVID-19 pandemic in São Tomé and Príncipe is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached São Tomé and Príncipe on 6 April 2020. The first death was recorded on 30 April.

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. Model-based simulations indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R_t of São Tomé and Príncipe was below 1.0 in May and June 2020 but has since increased to around 1.

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in São Tomé and Príncipe  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases 2020202020212021 AprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec JanJanFebFebMarMarAprApr Last 15 daysLast 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-04-06		​	4(n.a.)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-07		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-08		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-09		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-10		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-11		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-12		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-13		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-14		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-15		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-16		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-17		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-18		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-19		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-20		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-21		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-22		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-23		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-24		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-25		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-26		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-27		​	4(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-28		​ ​	8(+100%)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-29		​ ​	8(=)	0(n.a.)
2020-04-30		​ ​	14(+75%)	0(n.a.)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	16(+14%)	1(n.a.)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	16(=)	1(=)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	16(=)	1(=)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	23(+44%)	3(+200%)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	174(+657%)	3(=)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	174(=)	3(=)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	187(+7.5%)	4(+33%)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	208(+11%)	5(+25%)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	208(=)	5(=)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	208(=)	5(=)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	208(=)	5(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	208(=)	5(=)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	220(+5.8%)	6(+20%)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	235(+6.8%)	7(+17%)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	235(=)	7(=)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	235(=)	7(=)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	235(=)	7(=)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	246(+4.7%)	7(=)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	251(+2%)	8(+14%)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	251(=)	8(=)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	251(=)	8(=)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	251(=)	8(=)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	251(=)	8(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	251(=)	8(=)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	299(+19%)	11(+38%)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	441(+47%)	12(+9.1%)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	443(+0.45%)	12(=)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	458(+3.4%)	12(=)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	463(+1.1%)	12(=)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	479(+3.5%)	12(=)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	483(+0.84%)	12(=)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	484(+0.21%)	12(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	484(=)	12(=)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	484(=)	12(=)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	485(+0.21%)	12(=)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	499(+2.9%)	12(=)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	499(=)	12(=)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	513(+2.8%)	12(=)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	513(=)	12(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	514(+0.19%)	12(=)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	611(+19%)	12(=)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	632(+3.4%)	12(=)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	639(+1.1%)	12(=)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	659(+3.1%)	12(=)
2020-06-14		​ ​ ​	661(+0.3%)	12(=)
2020-06-15		​ ​ ​	662(+0.15%)	12(=)
2020-06-16		​ ​ ​	671(+1.4%)	12(=)
2020-06-17		​ ​ ​	683(+1.8%)	12(=)
2020-06-18		​ ​ ​	688(+0.73%)	12(=)
2020-06-19		​ ​ ​	693(+0.73%)	12(=)
2020-06-20		​ ​ ​	693(=)	12(=)
2020-06-21		​ ​ ​	698(+0.72%)	12(=)
2020-06-22		​ ​ ​	702(+0.57%)	12(=)
2020-06-23		​ ​ ​	707(+0.71%)	12(=)
2020-06-24		​ ​ ​	710(+0.42%)	13(+8.3%)
2020-06-25		​ ​ ​	711(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-06-26		​ ​ ​	712(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-06-27		​ ​ ​	713(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-06-28		​ ​ ​	713(=)	13(=)
2020-06-29		​ ​ ​	713(=)	13(=)
2020-06-30		​ ​ ​	714(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-07-01		​ ​ ​	715(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-07-02		​ ​ ​	717(+0.28%)	13(=)
2020-07-03		​ ​ ​	719(+0.28%)	13(=)
2020-07-04		​ ​ ​	719(=)	13(=)
2020-07-05		​ ​ ​	720(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-07-06		​ ​ ​	721(+0.14%)	13(=)
2020-07-07		​ ​ ​	724(+0.42%)	13(=)
2020-07-08		​ ​ ​	724(=)	13(=)
2020-07-09		​ ​ ​	726(+0.28%)	14(+7.7%)
2020-07-10		​ ​ ​	727(+0.14%)	14(=)
2020-07-11		​ ​ ​	727(=)	14(=)
2020-07-12		​ ​ ​	729(+0.28%)	14(=)
2020-07-13		​ ​ ​	732(+0.41%)	14(=)
2020-07-14		​ ​ ​	736(+0.55%)	14(=)
2020-07-15		​ ​ ​	737(+0.14%)	14(=)
2020-07-16		​ ​ ​	740(+0.41%)	14(=)
2020-07-17		​ ​ ​	741(+0.14%)	14(=)
2020-07-18		​ ​ ​	743(+0.27%)	14(=)
2020-07-19		​ ​ ​	746(+0.4%)	14(=)
2020-07-20		​ ​ ​	746(=)	14(=)
2020-07-21		​ ​ ​	746(=)	14(=)
2020-07-22		​ ​ ​	747(+0.13%)	14(=)
2020-07-23		​ ​ ​	749(+0.27%)	14(=)
2020-07-24		​ ​ ​	860(+15%)	14(=)
2020-07-25		​ ​ ​	862(+0.23%)	14(=)
2020-07-26		​ ​ ​	863(+0.12%)	14(=)
2020-07-27		​ ​ ​	865(+0.23%)	14(=)
2020-07-28		​ ​ ​	867(+0.23%)	14(=)
2020-07-29		​ ​ ​	868(+0.12%)	15(+7.1%)
2020-07-30		​ ​ ​	870(+0.23%)	15(=)
2020-07-31		​ ​ ​	871(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-01		​ ​ ​	874(+0.34%)	15(=)
2020-08-02		​ ​ ​	874(=)	15(=)
2020-08-03		​ ​ ​	874(=)	15(=)
2020-08-04		​ ​ ​	875(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-05		​ ​ ​	878(+0.34%)	15(=)
2020-08-06		​ ​ ​	878(=)	15(=)
2020-08-07		​ ​ ​	878(=)	15(=)
2020-08-08		​ ​ ​	878(=)	15(=)
2020-08-09		​ ​ ​	878(=)	15(=)
2020-08-10		​ ​ ​	878(=)	15(=)
2020-08-11		​ ​ ​	881(+0.34%)	15(=)
2020-08-12		​ ​ ​	882(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-13		​ ​ ​	883(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-14		​ ​ ​	885(+0.23%)	15(=)
2020-08-15		​ ​ ​	885(=)	15(=)
2020-08-16		​ ​ ​	885(=)	15(=)
2020-08-17		​ ​ ​	885(=)	15(=)
2020-08-18		​ ​ ​	885(=)	15(=)
2020-08-19		​ ​ ​	885(=)	15(=)
2020-08-20		​ ​ ​	888(+0.34%)	15(=)
2020-08-21		​ ​ ​	891(+0.34%)	15(=)
2020-08-22		​ ​ ​	892(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-23		​ ​ ​	892(=)	15(=)
2020-08-24		​ ​ ​	892(=)	15(=)
2020-08-25		​ ​ ​	892(=)	15(=)
2020-08-26		​ ​ ​	892(=)	15(=)
2020-08-27		​ ​ ​	894(+0.22%)	15(=)
2020-08-28		​ ​ ​	895(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-29		​ ​ ​	895(=)	15(=)
2020-08-30		​ ​ ​	896(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-08-31		​ ​ ​	896(=)	15(=)
2020-09-01		​ ​ ​	896(=)	15(=)
2020-09-02		​ ​ ​	896(=)	15(=)
2020-09-03		​ ​ ​	897(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-09-04		​ ​ ​	897(=)	15(=)
2020-09-05		​ ​ ​	898(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-09-06		​ ​ ​	898(=)	15(=)
2020-09-07		​ ​ ​	898(=)	15(=)
2020-09-08		​ ​ ​	898(=)	15(=)
2020-09-09		​ ​ ​	898(=)	15(=)
2020-09-10		​ ​ ​	901(+0.33%)	15(=)
2020-09-11		​ ​ ​	906(+0.55%)	15(=)
2020-09-12		​ ​ ​	906(=)	15(=)
2020-09-13		​ ​ ​	906(=)	15(=)
2020-09-14		​ ​ ​	906(=)	15(=)
2020-09-15		​ ​ ​	907(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-09-16		​ ​ ​	907(=)	15(=)
2020-09-17		​ ​ ​	907(=)	15(=)
2020-09-18		​ ​ ​	908(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-09-19		​ ​ ​	908(=)	15(=)
2020-09-20		​ ​ ​	908(=)	15(=)
2020-09-21		​ ​ ​	908(=)	15(=)
2020-09-22		​ ​ ​	908(=)	15(=)
2020-09-23		​ ​ ​	908(=)	15(=)
2020-09-24		​ ​ ​	910(+0.22%)	15(=)
2020-09-25		​ ​ ​	911(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-09-26		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-09-27		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-09-28		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-09-29		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-09-30		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-10-01		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-10-02		​ ​ ​	911(=)	15(=)
2020-10-03		​ ​ ​	913(+0.22%)	15(=)
2020-10-04		​ ​ ​	913(=)	15(=)
2020-10-05		​ ​ ​	913(=)	15(=)
2020-10-06		​ ​ ​	914(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-10-07		​ ​ ​	914(=)	15(=)
2020-10-08		​ ​ ​	921(+0.77%)	15(=)
2020-10-09		​ ​ ​	922(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-10-10		​ ​ ​	922(=)	15(=)
2020-10-11		​ ​ ​	929(+0.76%)	15(=)
2020-10-12		​ ​ ​	929(=)	15(=)
2020-10-13		​ ​ ​	929(=)	15(=)
2020-10-14		​ ​ ​	929(=)	15(=)
2020-10-15		​ ​ ​	929(=)	15(=)
2020-10-16		​ ​ ​	932(+0.32%)	15(=)
2020-10-17		​ ​ ​	932(=)	15(=)
2020-10-18		​ ​ ​	933(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-10-19		​ ​ ​	933(=)	15(=)
2020-10-20		​ ​ ​	933(=)	15(=)
2020-10-21		​ ​ ​	935(+0.21%)	15(=)
2020-10-22		​ ​ ​	935(=)	15(=)
2020-10-23		​ ​ ​	938(+0.32%)	15(=)
2020-10-24		​ ​ ​	940(+0.21%)	15(=)
2020-10-25		​ ​ ​	940(=)	15(=)
2020-10-26		​ ​ ​	941(+0.11%)	15(=)
2020-10-27		​ ​ ​	941(=)	15(=)
2020-10-28		​ ​ ​	943(+0.21%)	15(=)
2020-10-29		​ ​ ​	944(+0.11%)	16(+6.7%)
2020-10-30		​ ​ ​	945(+0.11%)	16(=)
2020-10-31		​ ​ ​	945(=)	16(=)
2020-11-01		​ ​ ​	949(+0.42%)	16(=)
2020-11-02		​ ​ ​	949(=)	16(=)
2020-11-03		​ ​ ​	954(+0.53%)	16(=)
2020-11-04		​ ​ ​	958(+0.42%)	16(=)
2020-11-05		​ ​ ​	958(=)	16(=)
2020-11-06		​ ​ ​	960(+0.21%)	16(=)
2020-11-07		​ ​ ​	962(+0.21%)	16(=)
2020-11-08		​ ​ ​	962(=)	16(=)
2020-11-09		​ ​ ​	962(=)	16(=)
2020-11-10		​ ​ ​	962(=)	16(=)
2020-11-11		​ ​ ​	962(=)	16(=)
2020-11-12		​ ​ ​	963(+0.1%)	16(=)
2020-11-13		​ ​ ​	963(=)	16(=)
2020-11-14		​ ​ ​	964(+0.1%)	16(=)
2020-11-15		​ ​ ​	965(+0.1%)	16(=)
2020-11-16		​ ​ ​	965(=)	16(=)
2020-11-17		​ ​ ​	967(+0.21%)	16(=)
2020-11-18		​ ​ ​	967(=)	16(=)
2020-11-19		​ ​ ​	974(+0.72%)	16(=)
2020-11-20		​ ​ ​	974(=)	17(+6.2%)
2020-11-21		​ ​ ​	979(+0.51%)	17(=)
2020-11-22		​ ​ ​	979(=)	17(=)
2020-11-23		​ ​ ​	981(+0.2%)	17(=)
2020-11-24		​ ​ ​	981(=)	17(=)
2020-11-25		​ ​ ​	982(+0.1%)	17(=)
2020-11-26		​ ​ ​	985(+0.31%)	17(=)
2020-11-27		​ ​ ​	985(=)	17(=)
2020-11-28		​ ​ ​	989(+0.41%)	17(=)
2020-11-29		​ ​ ​	989(=)	17(=)
2020-11-30		​ ​ ​	991(+0.2%)	17(=)
2020-12-01		​ ​ ​	996(+0.5%)	17(=)
2020-12-02		​ ​ ​	997(+0.1%)	17(=)
2020-12-03		​ ​ ​	997(=)	17(=)
2020-12-04		​ ​ ​	999(+0.2%)	17(=)
2020-12-05		​ ​ ​	999(=)	17(=)
2020-12-06		​ ​ ​	999(=)	17(=)
2020-12-07		​ ​ ​	1,002(+0.3%)	17(=)
2020-12-08		​ ​ ​	1,005(+0.3%)	17(=)
2020-12-09		​ ​ ​	1,005(=)	17(=)
2020-12-10		​ ​ ​	1,009(+0.4%)	17(=)
2020-12-11		​ ​ ​	1,009(=)	17(=)
2020-12-12		​ ​ ​	1,009(=)	17(=)
2020-12-13		​ ​ ​	1,009(=)	17(=)
2020-12-14		​ ​ ​	1,010(+0.1%)	17(=)
2020-12-15		​ ​ ​	1,010(=)	17(=)
2020-12-16		​ ​ ​	1,010(=)	17(=)
2020-12-17		​ ​ ​	1,011(+0.1%)	17(=)
2020-12-18		​ ​ ​	1,011(=)	17(=)
2020-12-19		​ ​ ​	1,012(+0.1%)	17(=)
2020-12-20		​ ​ ​	1,012(=)	17(=)
2020-12-21		​ ​ ​	1,012(=)	17(=)
2020-12-22		​ ​ ​	1,012(=)	17(=)
2020-12-23		​ ​ ​	1,012(=)	17(=)
2020-12-24		​ ​ ​	1,012(=)	17(=)
2020-12-25		​ ​ ​	1,014(+0.2%)	17(=)
2020-12-26		​ ​ ​	1,014(=)	17(=)
2020-12-27		​ ​ ​	1,014(=)	17(=)
2020-12-28		​ ​ ​	1,014(=)	17(=)
2020-12-29		​ ​ ​	1,014(=)	17(=)
2020-12-30		​ ​ ​	1,014(=)	17(=)
2020-12-31		​ ​ ​	1,014(=)	17(=)
2021-01-01		​ ​ ​	1,022(+0.79%)	17(=)
2021-01-02		​ ​ ​	1,024(+0.2%)	17(=)
2021-01-03		​ ​ ​	1,024(=)	17(=)
2021-01-04		​ ​ ​	1,024(=)	17(=)
2021-01-05		​ ​ ​	1,024(=)	17(=)
2021-01-06		​ ​ ​	1,025(+0.1%)	17(=)
2021-01-07		​ ​ ​	1,035(+0.98%)	17(=)
2021-01-08		​ ​ ​	1,054(+1.8%)	17(=)
2021-01-09		​ ​ ​	1,066(+1.1%)	17(=)
2021-01-10		​ ​ ​	1,066(=)	17(=)
2021-01-11		​ ​ ​	1,066(=)	17(=)
2021-01-12		​ ​ ​	1,090(+2.3%)	17(=)
2021-01-13		​ ​ ​	1,105(+1.4%)	17(=)
2021-01-14		​ ​ ​	1,119(+1.3%)	17(=)
2021-01-15		​ ​ ​	1,125(+0.54%)	17(=)
2021-01-16		​ ​ ​	1,130(+0.44%)	17(=)
2021-01-17		​ ​ ​	1,142(+1.1%)	17(=)
2021-01-18		​ ​ ​	1,142(=)	17(=)
2021-01-19		​ ​ ​	1,151(+0.79%)	17(=)
2021-01-20		​ ​ ​	1,170(+1.7%)	17(=)
2021-01-21		​ ​ ​	1,171(+0.09%)	17(=)
2021-01-22		​ ​ ​	1,182(+0.94%)	17(=)
2021-01-23		​ ​ ​	1,188(+0.51%)	17(=)
2021-01-24		​ ​ ​	1,188(=)	17(=)
2021-01-25		​ ​ ​	1,189(+0.08%)	17(=)
2021-01-26		​ ​ ​	1,210(+1.8%)	17(=)
2021-01-27		​ ​ ​	1,221(+0.91%)	17(=)
2021-01-28		​ ​ ​	1,232(+0.9%)	17(=)
2021-01-29		​ ​ ​	1,245(+1.1%)	17(=)
2021-01-30		​ ​ ​	1,256(+0.88%)	17(=)
2021-01-31		​ ​ ​	1,257(+0.08%)	17(=)
2021-02-01		​ ​ ​	1,259(+0.16%)	17(=)
2021-02-02		​ ​ ​	1,283(+1.9%)	17(=)
2021-02-03		​ ​ ​	1,287(+0.31%)	17(=)
2021-02-04		​ ​ ​	1,298(+0.85%)	17(=)
2021-02-05		​ ​ ​	1,346(+3.7%)	18(+5.9%)
2021-02-06		​ ​ ​	1,351(+0.37%)	18(=)
2021-02-07		​ ​ ​	1,351(=)	18(=)
2021-02-08		​ ​ ​	1,355(+0.3%)	18(=)
2021-02-09		​ ​ ​	1,385(+2.2%)	18(=)
2021-02-10		​ ​ ​	1,430(+3.2%)	18(=)
2021-02-11		​ ​ ​	1,431(+0.07%)	19(+5.6%)
2021-02-12		​ ​ ​	1,478(+3.3%)	19(=)
2021-02-13		​ ​ ​	1,482(+0.27%)	19(=)
2021-02-14		​ ​ ​	1,482(=)	19(=)
2021-02-15		​ ​ ​	1,482(=)	19(=)
2021-02-16		​ ​ ​	1,520(+2.6%)	19(=)
2021-02-17		​ ​ ​	1,535(+0.99%)	20(+5.3%)
2021-02-18		​ ​ ​	1,548(+0.85%)	20(=)
2021-02-19		​ ​ ​	1,578(+1.9%)	20(=)
2021-02-20		​ ​ ​	1,578(=)	21(+5%)
2021-02-21		​ ​ ​	1,610(+2%)	21(=)
2021-02-22		​ ​ ​	1,628(+1.1%)	22(+4.8%)
2021-02-23		​ ​ ​	1,655(+1.7%)	26(+18%)
2021-02-24		​ ​ ​	1,672(+1%)	27(+3.8%)
2021-02-25		​ ​ ​	1,719(+2.8%)	27(=)
2021-02-26		​ ​ ​	1,745(+1.5%)	28(+3.7%)
2021-02-27		​ ​ ​	1,786(+2.3%)	28(=)
2021-02-28		​ ​ ​	1,786(=)	29(+3.6%)
2021-03-01		​ ​ ​	1,828(+2.4%)	30(+3.4%)
2021-03-02		​ ​ ​	1,840(+0.66%)	30(=)
2021-03-03		​ ​ ​	1,881(+2.2%)	30(=)
2021-03-04		​ ​ ​	1,898(+0.9%)	30(=)
2021-03-05		​ ​ ​	1,923(+1.3%)	31(+3.3%)
2021-03-06		​ ​ ​	1,944(+1.1%)	31(=)
2021-03-07		​ ​ ​	1,950(+0.31%)	32(+3.2%)
2021-03-08		​ ​ ​	1,961(+0.56%)	32(=)
2021-03-09		​ ​ ​	1,977(+0.82%)	32(=)
2021-03-10		​ ​ ​	2,010(+1.7%)	32(=)
2021-03-11		​ ​ ​	2,035(+1.2%)	32(=)
2021-03-12		​ ​ ​	2,057(+1.1%)	32(=)
2021-03-13		​ ​ ​	2,078(+1%)	32(=)
2021-03-14		​ ​ ​	2,078(=)	32(=)
2021-03-15		​ ​ ​	2,084(+0.29%)	32(=)
2021-03-16		​ ​ ​	2,085(+0.05%)	32(=)
2021-03-17		​ ​ ​	2,107(+1.1%)	33(+3.1%)
2021-03-18		​ ​ ​	2,114(+0.33%)	34(+3%)
2021-03-19		​ ​ ​	2,123(+0.43%)	34(=)
2021-03-20		​ ​ ​	2,142(+0.89%)	34(=)
2021-03-21		​ ​ ​	2,145(+0.14%)	34(=)
2021-03-22		​ ​ ​	2,157(+0.56%)	34(=)
2021-03-23		​ ​ ​	2,159(+0.09%)	34(=)
2021-03-24		​ ​ ​	2,174(+0.69%)	34(=)
2021-03-25		​ ​ ​	2,177(+0.14%)	34(=)
2021-03-26		​ ​ ​	2,196(+0.87%)	34(=)
2021-03-27		​ ​ ​	2,210(+0.64%)	34(=)
2021-03-28		​ ​ ​	2,212(+0.09%)	34(=)
2021-03-29		​ ​ ​	2,215(+0.14%)	34(=)
2021-03-30		​ ​ ​	2,221(+0.27%)	34(=)
2021-03-31		​ ​ ​	2,223(+0.09%)	34(=)
2021-04-01		​ ​ ​	2,232(+0.4%)	34(=)
2021-04-02		​ ​ ​	2,236(+0.18%)	34(=)
2021-04-03		​ ​ ​	2,240(+0.18%)	35(+2.9%)
2021-04-04		​ ​ ​	2,240(=)	35(=)
2021-04-05		​ ​ ​	2,244(+0.18%)	35(=)
2021-04-06		​ ​ ​	2,248(+0.18%)	35(=)
2021-04-07		​ ​ ​	2,255(+0.31%)	35(=)
2021-04-08		​ ​ ​	2,255(=)	35(=)
2021-04-09		​ ​ ​	2,261(+0.27%)	35(=)
2021-04-10		​ ​ ​	2,263(+0.09%)	35(=)
2021-04-11		​ ​ ​	2,266(+0.13%)	35(=)
2021-04-12		​ ​ ​	2,267(+0.04%)	35(=)
2021-04-13		​ ​ ​	2,268(+0.04%)	35(=)
2021-04-14		​ ​ ​	2,269(+0.04%)	35(=)
2021-04-15		​ ​ ​	2,271(+0.09%)	35(=)
2021-04-16		​ ​ ​	2,272(+0.04%)	35(=)
2021-04-17		​ ​ ​	2,275(+0.13%)	35(=)
2021-04-18		​ ​ ​	2,275(=)	35(=)
2021-04-19		​ ​ ​	2,275(=)	35(=)
2021-04-20		​ ​ ​	2,283(+0.35%)	35(=)
2021-04-21		​ ​ ​	2,288(+0.22%)	35(=)
2021-04-22		​ ​ ​	2,292(+0.17%)	35(=)
2021-04-23		​ ​ ​	2,292(=)	35(=)
2021-04-24		​ ​ ​	2,298(+0.26%)	35(=)
2021-04-25		​ ​ ​	2,298(=)	35(=)
Source: Worldometer

April 2020

On 6 April, the first four cases in the country were confirmed.

On 30 April, the first death was reported. At the time, São Tomé and Príncipe had 16 cases, four of which had recovered and one of which had died. The deceased was a 55-year-old man living in Cantalago. There were 11 active cases.

May 2020

In May there were 279 new cases and 9 deaths, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 295 and the death toll to 10.

June 2020

In June there were 99 new cases and one death, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 394 and the death toll to 11.

July 2020

There were 477 new cases and four deaths in July, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 871 and the death toll to 15. There were 78 active cases at the end of the month.

August 2020

There were 25 new cases in August, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 896. The death toll remained unchanged. There were 30 active cases at the end of the month.

September 2020

There were 15 new cases in September, bringing the total number of cases to 911. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 885, leaving 11 active cases at the end of the month.

October 2020

There were 34 new cases in October, bringing the total number of cases to 945. The death toll increased to 16. The number of recovered patients increased to 904, leaving 25 active cases at the end of the month.

November 2020

There were 46 new cases in November, bringing the total number of cases to 991. The death toll rose to 17. The number of recovered patients increased to 933, leaving 41 active cases at the end of the month.

December 2020

There were 23 new cases in December, taking the total number of cases to 1014. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 971, leaving 26 active cases at the end of the month.

January 2021

There were 243 new cases in January, taking the total number of cases to 1257. The death toll remained unchanged. The number of recovered patients increased to 1023, leaving 217 active cases at the end of the month.

February 2021

There were 529 new cases in February, taking the total number of cases to 1786. The death toll rose to 29. The number of recovered patients increased to 1382, leaving 375 active cases at the end of the month.

March 2021

There were 435 new cases in March, taking the total number of cases to 2221. The death toll rose to 34.

April 2021

There were 71 new cases in April, taking the total number of cases to 2292. The death toll rose to 35.

Prevention

In order to prevent the spread of the virus, the government has put in place various travel restrictions and quarantining measures.

Economic impact

Tourism accounts for more than 20% of employment in the country, and with activity in the sector coming to a near-halt, the economic impact has been severe.

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory