COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador

COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationEl Salvador
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseMetapán, Santa Ana[1]
Arrival date18 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months and 4 days)
Confirmed cases201,961[2]
Recovered197,555[3]
Deaths
4,230[2]
Fatality rate2.09%
Vaccinations
  • 4,659,970[2] (total vaccinated)
  • 4,397,817[2] (fully vaccinated)
  • 11,459,448[2] (doses administered)
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The COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador 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 was confirmed to have reached El Salvador on 18 March 2020.[4] As of 19 September 2021, El Salvador reported 102,024 cases, 3,114 deaths, and 84,981 recoveries.[5] As of that date El Salvador had arrested a total of 2,424 people for violating quarantine orders, and 1,268,090 people had been tested for the virus.[6] On 31 March 2020, the first COVID-19 death in El Salvador was confirmed.[7]

Transparency International cited El Salvador and Colombia as examples of an "explosion of irregularities and corruption cases" related to the handling of the pandemic in Latin America.[8] The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Treasury, along with other 18 government institutions are currently under investigation by the Attorney General's Office.[9]

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  2. ^ a b c d e Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "El Savaldor COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ Redacción (20 March 2020). "Nicaragua y El Salvador confirman los primeros casos del nuevo coronavirus" (in Spanish). BBC News Mundo. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "SITUACIÓN NACIONAL" (in Spanish). Ministry of Health (El Salvador). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Situación Nacional COVID-19". Gobierno de El Salvador. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  7. ^ "El Salvador registers country's first coronavirus death". National Post. Canada. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ^ "El Salvador destacó en 2020 por la corrupción durante la pandemia". Revista Factum (in Spanish). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Fiscalía arranca investigación contra el Gobierno Bukele por los contratos irregulares de la pandemia". elfaro.net. Retrieved 1 February 2021.