COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname

COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSuriname
First outbreakNetherlands
Index caseParamaribo
Arrival date13 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases82,503[1]
Recovered81,580 (updated 23 July 2023) [2]
Deaths
1,406[1]
Government website
https://covid-19.sr

The COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname was caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Suriname on 13 March 2020. The case was a person who travelled from the Netherlands the previous week.[3] On 3 April 2020, one person died.[4] On 3 May 2020, all nine cases had recovered.[5] On 18 May, an eleventh case was identified.[6]

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  2. ^ "Suriname COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer".
  3. ^ "Suriname confirms first coronavirus case, authorities will close borders". Reuters. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
  4. ^ "Suriname confirms first death". Covid Suriname. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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