COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone

COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSierra Leone
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date31 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 1 week and 4 days)
Confirmed cases7,985[1]
Recovered7,636[2]
Deaths
126[1]
Government website
Sierra Leone News Agency - SLENA

The COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone is part of the ongoing 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 Sierra Leone on 31 March 2020.[3]

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  2. ^ "COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Sierra Leone confirms first case of COVID-19". WHO Regional Office for Africa. Retrieved 20 May 2020.