COVID-19 pandemic in American Samoa

COVID-19 pandemic in American Samoa
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAmerican Samoa
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival dateNovember 9, 2020[1]
(4 years, 2 weeks and 3 days ago)
Confirmed cases8,263[2]
Suspected cases‡0
Recovered8,262
Deaths
34
‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out.

The COVID-19 pandemic in American Samoa is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the unincorporated United States territory of American Samoa on November 9, 2020.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Covid 19 coronavirus: Samoan officials on alert after three sailors test positive". The New Zealand Herald. November 10, 2020. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Covid-19 Level - American Samoa". Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2024.