COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei
| COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei | |
|---|---|
.svg) Map of districts in Brunei with confirmed COVID-19 cases:
no confirmed cases
1–9 confirmed
10–99 confirmed
100–499 confirmed | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Brunei |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Tutong[note 1] |
| Arrival date | 9 March 2020 (4 years, 8 months and 25 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 227[2] |
| Active cases | 7 (As of 3 May 2021[update]) |
| Recovered | 217[2] |
Deaths | 3[2] |
| Fatality rate | 1.32% |
| Government website | |
| www | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Brunei is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On 9 March 2020, the first case in the country was confirmed in Tutong.[note 1][1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Latest news – Detection of the First Case of COVID-19 Infection". Brunei Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "COVID-19". healthinfo.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The first case was initially treated at the Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Saleha Hospital in Bandar Seri Begawan before being moved to the National Isolation Centre in Tutong where he was when the case was first announced.[1]
