COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei

COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei
Jalan Bendahara
Seria Town
National Isolation Centre
Anduki Airfield
(clockwise from top left)
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBrunei
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseTutong[note 1]
Arrival date9 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 15 days)
Confirmed cases349,443[1]
Recovered308,552 (updated 27 June 2023) [2]
Deaths
181[1]
Fatality rate0.42%
Government website
www.healthinfo.gov.bn/covid19

The COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus spread to Brunei on 9 March 2020, when its first case was confirmed in Tutong.[note 1][3] Many early cases were linked to Jamek Mosque Sri Petaling in Kuala Lumpur, which held a large Tablighi Jamaat ijtema event[4] at the end of February 2020. Of Brunei's first 50 cases, 45 were related to Jamek Mosque.[5] The pandemic had spread to all districts of Brunei.[6]


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