Presumed double counting of cases as contributing factor to incidence of COVID 19 in the management of the pandemic in cameroon
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In Cameroon, The cumulative COVID-19 cases in Cameroon rose with more than 23,000 new cases. On 5 March, in his special communication following the significant increase of COVID-19 cases with the Centre and Littoral regions remain the most affected and the situation in schools and universities remains worrying and 186 over 190 health districts are affected by the pandemic. The country recorded more than 23,000 new positive cases in March. As of 22 March, the UN and NGOs in Cameroon reported 323 cumulative cases and four deaths with 27 active cases among their staff Due to the fact that no research it yet available concerning this assumption in double counting which cause a stagnant incident profile of the country, the main concern here is to analyse the level of credibility and authenticity of the report. The method used is descriptive analytic making use of updated documentary researches on COVID 19 testing in Cameroon. As result, retesting’s may be included in the overall number of cases successfully diagnosed. Conclusively, The number of reported new cases of COVID 19 in Cameroon cannot be termed credible due to uncontrollable factors such as double counting which play a major role in diluting the incidence.
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