COVID-19 pandemic in Chad

The COVID-19 pandemic in Chad was a 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 Chad in March 2020. As the third least developed nation in the world, according to the HDI in 2019, Chad has faced unique economic, social, and political challenges under the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic in Chad
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationChad
Index caseN'Djamena
Arrival date19 March 2020
(4 years, 1 month and 1 day)
Confirmed cases7,702
Recovered7,483
Deaths
194
Government website
Ministère de la Santé Publique du Tchad
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