COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso
| COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Burkina Faso |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Ouagadougou |
| Arrival date | 9 March 2020 (5 years, 3 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 22,139 (updated 1 April 2025) |
Deaths | 400 (updated 1 April 2025) |
| Government website | |
| https://www.sante.gov.bf/ | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso on 9 March 2020. The death of Rose Marie Compaoré, a member of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, on 18 March marked the first recorded fatality due to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.