COVID-19 pandemic in South America
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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached South America on 26 February 2020 when Brazil confirmed a case in São Paulo.[2] By 3 April, all countries and territories in South America had recorded at least one case.[3]
COVID-19 pandemic in South America | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | South America |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | São Paulo, Brazil |
Arrival date | 26 February 2020 (4 years, 2 months, 1 week and 6 days ago) |
Confirmed cases | 67,331,547[1] |
Recovered | 65,102,593[1] |
Deaths | 1,344,031[1] |
Territories | 14[1] |
On 13 May 2020, it was reported that Latin America and the Caribbean had reported over 400,000 cases of COVID-19 infection with, 23,091 deaths. On 22 May 2020, citing the rapid increase of infections in Brazil, the World Health Organization declared South America the epicentre of the pandemic.[4][5]
As of 12 January 2023, South America had recorded 67,331,547 confirmed cases and 1,344,031 deaths from COVID-19. Due to a shortage of testing and medical facilities, it is believed that the outbreak is far larger than the official numbers show.[6]