COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Mauritania |
Index case | Nouakchott |
Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 6 days) |
Confirmed cases | 63,872[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 997[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritania 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 COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mauritania in March 2020.