COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Central African Republic |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Bangui |
Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 15,443[1] (updated 17 November 2024) |
Deaths | 113[1] (updated 17 November 2024) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic 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 COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Central African Republic in March 2020.