COVID-19 pandemic in Western Sahara

Not to be confused with COVID-19 pandemic in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

COVID-19 pandemic in Western Sahara
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationWestern Sahara
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseBoujdour
Arrival date4 April 2020
(4 weeks)
Confirmed cases766
Active cases41
Recovered25
Deaths
2

The COVID-19 pandemic reached Western Sahara in April 2020. Due to the territory’s disputed status, available data was reported primarily by Moroccan authorities and the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), and generally excluded areas controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

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