COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname

COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSuriname
First outbreakNetherlands
Index caseParamaribo
Arrival date13 March 2020
(5 years, 3 months and 6 days)
Confirmed cases82,501
Recovered81,580 (updated 23 July 2023)
Deaths
1,406
Government website
https://covid-19.sr

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.