COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname
| COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Suriname |
| First outbreak | Netherlands |
| Index case | Paramaribo |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (5 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 82,515[1] |
| Recovered | 81,580 (updated 23 July 2023)[2] |
Deaths | 1,406[1] |
| Government website | |
| https://covid-19.sr | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname was caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Suriname on 13 March 2020. The case was a person who travelled from the Netherlands the previous week.[3] On 3 April 2020, one person died.[4] On 3 May 2020, all nine cases had recovered.[5] On 18 May, an eleventh case was identified.[6]
- ^ a b 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 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Suriname COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer".
- ^ "Suriname confirms first coronavirus case, authorities will close borders". Reuters. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ "Suriname confirms first death". Covid Suriname. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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