The COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo 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 the Republic of the Congo in March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of the Congo | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Republic of the Congo |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Brazzaville |
Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 25,216[1] (updated 19 April 2024) |
Deaths | 389[1] (updated 19 April 2024) |
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[2][3]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]