COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | South Sudan |
Arrival date | 5 April 2020 (4 years, 4 months and 2 weeks) |
Confirmed cases | 18,823[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
Deaths | 147[1] (updated 17 August 2024) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Sudan is 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 South Sudan on 5 April 2020. The first four confirmed cases were all UN workers.[2]