COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga
| COVID-19 pandemic in Tonga | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Tonga |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 29 October 2021 (3 years, 7 months, 2 weeks and 5 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 16,182 |
| Active cases | 947 |
| Recovered | 15,235 |
Deaths | 12 |
| Government website | |
| http://www.health.gov.to/content/covid-19-daily-update | |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Tonga on 29 October 2021 with a traveller who tested positive in quarantine. Several more cases were found in January and February 2022 in a minor outbreak during the aftermath of the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami as other countries delivered aid. Tonga had followed a "Covid-free" policy.