COVID-19 pandemic in Chad
| COVID-19 pandemic in Chad | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Chad |
| Index case | N'Djamena |
| Arrival date | 19 March 2020 (5 years, 2 months, 4 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 7,702 |
| Recovered | 7,483 |
Deaths | 194 |
| Government website | |
| Ministère de la Santé Publique du Tchad | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Chad 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 Chad in March 2020. As the third least developed nation in the world, according to the HDI in 2019, Chad has faced unique economic, social, and political challenges under the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.