COVID-19 pandemic in Gambia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | The Gambia |
First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
Index case | Banjul |
Arrival date | 17 March 2020 (4 years, 10 months and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 12,627[1] (updated 13 Jan 2025) |
Deaths | 372[1] (updated 13 Jan 2025) |
Vaccinations | Updated 13 Jan 2025: |
The COVID-19 pandemic in The Gambia 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 was confirmed to have reached The Gambia in March 2020.