COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname
The COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname was caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Suriname on 13 March 2020. The case was a person who travelled from the Netherlands the previous week. On 3 April 2020, one person died. On 3 May 2020, all nine cases had recovered. On 18 May, an eleventh case was identified.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Suriname |
| First outbreak | Netherlands |
| Index case | Paramaribo |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 1 week) |
| Confirmed cases | 82,496 |
| Recovered | 81,580 (updated 23 July 2023) |
Deaths | 1,405 |
| Government website | |
| https://covid-19.sr | |
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