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COVID-19 pandemic in Seychelles

COVID-19 pandemic in Seychelles
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSeychelles
First outbreakWuhan, China[1]
Index casePerseverance Island[2]
Arrival date11 March 2020
(4 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases51,892[3] (updated 3 November 2024)
Deaths
172[3] (updated 3 November 2024)
Government website
http://www.health.gov.sc/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Seychelles 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 COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Seychelles in March 2020.[4]

The country remained on 11 total cases from 18 May to 27 June 2020, with no active cases recorded in that period, but cases have been increasing rapidly since then. The country recorded its first COVID-19-related death on 3 January 2021.[5]

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, life expectancy at birth decreased from 77.3 years in 2020 to 73.5 years in 2022 as a consequence of the pandemic.[6]

As of 19 March 2023, a total of 224,020 vaccine doses have been administered.[7]

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  2. ^ "Seychelles confirms first cases of coronavirus". MedicalXpress. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Paradise Seychelles is Covid-19 free". TravelDailyNews International. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Seychellois man dies of COVID-19, first pandemic fatality recorded in island nation". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. ^ Karapetyan, Salifa (13 April 2022). "Life expectancy in Seychelles falls by 3.8 years due to COVID". Seychelles News Agency. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Seychelles: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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