COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti
| COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Djibouti |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Djibouti |
| Arrival date | 14 March 2020 (6 years and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 15,690 (updated 12 March 2026) |
Deaths | 189 (updated 12 March 2026) |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Djibouti was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus spread to Djibouti in March 2020. It is a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Model-based simulations for Djibouti indicate that the 95% confidence interval for the time-varying reproduction number R t has been rising since August 2020 and exceeded 1.0 until April 2021.