COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Guinea |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Conakry |
Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 6 days) |
Confirmed cases | 38,572[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 468[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Government website | |
http://www.anss-guinee.org/ |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea 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 Guinea in March 2020.[2]