COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion
| COVID-19 pandemic in Réunion | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Réunion |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 11 March 2020 (5 years, 3 months and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 494,595 |
| Recovered | 493,674 |
Deaths | 921 |
| Government website | |
| reunion.gouv.fr | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Reunión was a part of the pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that was caused by the Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) and which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas department and region of Réunion on 11 March 2020. On 20 May 2020, the first death was announced.