COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The global pandemic started in December 2019. As of February 2023, there were over 6.8 million deaths globally, although Africa reported the least cases among the global regions, Namibia was among the top 18 countries with the most Covid-19 cases by September 2020. Namibia reported the first 2 cases of Covid-19 on the 13th of March 2020, with the first death reported 116 days later. The death cases escalated to 4049 by 25 March 2023, Kavango East region accounted for 232 (6%) of the cases, out of which 56% were reported by Rundu intermediate hospital, the only referral hospital in the region. The study was conducted to describe the cases by person, place and time, and analyze the risk factors.

