COVID-19 pandemic in Liberia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Liberia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Margibi County |
Arrival date | 16 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 7,930[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 294[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Government website | |
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Government-Organization/National-Public-Health-Institute-of-Liberia-NPHIL-164280647325112/ |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Liberia was a part of the ongoing 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 Liberia in March 2020.[2]