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COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | DR Congo |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Kinshasa |
Arrival date | 10 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 101,009[1] |
Recovered | 94,181[2] |
Deaths | 1,474[1] |
Vaccinations | Updated 17 Aug 2024: |
Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 10 March 2020. The first few confirmed cases were all outside arrivals.[3]