COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS CoV-2 |
Location | Senegal |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Dakar |
Arrival date | 2 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
Confirmed cases | 89,485[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 1,971[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal 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 Senegal on March 2, 2020.