COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
| COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Lebanon |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, China |
| Index case | Beirut |
| Arrival date | 21 February 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 1 week ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 878 (as of 13 May)[1] |
| Recovered | 236 (as of 13 May)[1] |
Deaths | 26 (as of 13 May)[1] |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Lebanon in February 2020.
Cases
[change | change source]On 21 February 2020, Lebanon confirmed its first case of COVID-19: a 45-year-old woman traveling back from Qom, Iran tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and was transferred to a hospital in Beirut.[2]
On 26 February, a second woman, who returned from Iran on the same Mahan Air flight as the first patient, also tested positive.[3][4]
On 27 February, a 77-year-old Iranian man, who arrived from Iran on 24 February, tested positive in Beirut.[5][6]
On 28 February, a Syrian woman tested positive and was admitted to Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut.[7]
On 29 February, the total reached 7 confirmed cases.[8]
On 10 March, the first coronavirus-related death is recorded.[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lebanon Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency". Lebanon Info Center. Lebanon Info Center. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ↑ "First Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Lebanon". The961. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ↑ "Lebanon reports second coronavirus case". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ↑ "Second Coronavirus Case Just Recorded in Lebanon". The961. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ↑ "Lebanon health ministry confirms third case of coronavirus, NNA reports". news.trust.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ↑ "Health Ministry Confirms Third Cononavirus Case in Lebanon". MTV Lebanon (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- ↑ "Iraq, Lebanon confirm new coronavirus cases". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ↑ "Lebanon Just Confirmed 7 Coronavirus Cases in Total". The961. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
- ↑ Abdul Reda, Nour (10 March 2020). "Breaking: First Person Dies From Coronavirus in Lebanon". The961. Retrieved 10 March 2020.