Country Office Annual Report 2020 Namibia - Update on the context and situation of children

Unicef (2021) CC2
Namibia recorded its first COVID-19 case on 14 March 2020, with cumulative cases reaching 15,773 and 118 deaths by 10 December 2020. Namibia has done relatively well to contain the outbreak. However, positivity rates have shown a consistent increase above 5 percent in quarter 4 of 2020, necessitating renewed attention to surveillance and outbreak control in 2021.