COVID-19 pandemic in Libya
| COVID-19 pandemic in Libya | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Libya |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Tripoli, Libya |
| Arrival date | 24 March 2020 (5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 507,269 (updated 1 April 2025) |
Deaths | 6,437 (updated 1 April 2025) |
| Government website | |
| covid19.ly National Centre for Disease Control - Libya Dashboard | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Libya on 24 March 2020, when the first case was officially confirmed in Tripoli.
Libya is considered especially vulnerable to the pandemic due to the effects from the Second Libyan Civil War, which has led to a dire humanitarian situation and the destruction of the nation's health infrastructure.