COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria

The Chinese pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Algeria in February 2020.
Cases.
On 25 February, Algeria laboratory-confirmed its first case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), an Italian man who arrived on 17 February. Algeria deported him back to Italy, via a special flight from Hassi Messaoud Airport where he was quarantined.
On 2 March, Algeria confirmed two new cases of SARS-CoV-2, a woman and her daughter, the health ministry said.
On 12 March, five new cases of COVID-19, including the first death, aged 78 and placed in isolation at Blida hospital. Two cases having stayed in France, one in the Souk-Ahras province, the other in the Tizi-Ouzou province and three in that of Blida province. the total number of confirmed cases is 26 adding a woman in of Skikda having stayed in France was announced. On the same day, schools were locked due to the coronavirus spread.
As of 1 July, there are 14,272 confirmed cases, 920 deaths, and 10,040 recoveries.