COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname

The COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname
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Districts affected by COVID-19 as of 16 June 2020
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationSuriname
First outbreakNetherlands
Index caseParamaribo
Arrival date13 March 2020
(4 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases319[1] (2020-06-22)
Active cases205
Recovered106
Deaths
8
Government website
https://covid-19.sr

The virus was confirmed to have reached Suriname on 13 March 2020. The case was a person who traveled from the Netherlands the last week.[2]

On 3 April 2020, one person died.[3] On 3 May 2020, all nine cases had recovered. On 18 May, an eleventh case was identified.

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