COVID-19 pandemic in Ceuta

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Spanish territory of Ceuta in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Ceuta
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCeuta
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China via Spain
Arrival date13 March 2020
(3 years, 7 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Confirmed cases222
Recovered218
Deaths
4

Timeline

March 2020

A man from the Iberian Peninsula arrived in Ceuta on March 10 with symptoms of the novel coronavirus, and was taken to the hospital to remain under observation for five days. After testing him on 13 March, the man tested positive for COVID-19.

April 2020

By April 4, the territory had confirmed 83 cases of COVID-19, with 74 staying at home (two of which had thus far recovered), seven cases hospitalized, and two deaths.[1]

As of April 16, the city confirmed 100 cases of COVID-19 total. 42 people had overcome the virus, and four had died.[2]

References

  1. "Otros 10 positivos más elevan a 83 los casos de coronavirus en Ceuta". El Faro de Ceuta (in European Spanish). 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "Ceuta alcanza los 100 casos confirmados por coronavirus". El Faro de Ceuta (in European Spanish). 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.


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