COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
| COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Lebanon |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Beirut |
| Arrival date | 21 February 2020 (5 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 2 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 1,239,904[1] |
| Recovered | 1,223,598[2] |
Deaths | 10,947[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.88% |
| Government website | |
| Ministry of Public Health: https://www.moph.gov.lb/en | |
In Lebanon, the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in 1,238,552 confirmed cases and 10,936 all-time deaths[3] after COVID-19 was confirmed to have reached Lebanon in February 2020.[4][5]
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- ^ "WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Lebanon announces first coronavirus case". 21 February 2020.
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