Back جائحة فيروس كورونا في نيكاراغوا Arabic COVID-19-Pandemie in Nicaragua German Pandemia de COVID-19 en Nicaragua Spanish Pandémie de Covid-19 au Nicaragua French Pandemi Covid-19 di Nikaragua ID Pandemia di COVID-19 in Nicaragua Italian 니카라과의 코로나19 범유행 Korean Pandemik COVID-19 di Nicaragua Malay Pandemia de COVID-19 na Nicarágua Portuguese COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua SIMPLE
| COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Nicaragua |
| Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (4 years, 10 months and 4 weeks) |
| Confirmed cases | 16,237[1] |
| Recovered | 15,399[2] |
Deaths | 245[1] |
| Government website | |
| https://www.el19digital.com/Coronavirus | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua 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 virus was shown to have spread to Nicaragua when the first case, a Nicaraguan citizen who had returned to the country from Panama, was confirmed on 18 March 2020.[3]
According to official figures from the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health,[4] after the first case was reported on 18 March 2020, very few cases were detected for the following 8 weeks until a significant increase in the number of cases began in May 2020.
Subsequently, from around mid-July 2020 the rate of new cases rapidly decreased, and as of January 2021, the country as a whole is showing one of the lowest number of cases in Latin America.[5]
However, opposition leaders have criticized the government's approach to controlling the pandemic,[6][7] and an organisation called Citizens Observatory[8][non-primary source needed] has stated that the figures are significantly higher, particularly the number of deaths.
- ^ 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 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Nicaragua COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "Reuters, 19 March 2020". Reuters. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020.
- ^ "MINSA website". Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Worldometer figures on Nicaragua".
- ^ Robinson, Circles (19 March 2020). "Nicaragua Has Its First Confirmed Case of Coronavirus".
- ^ Nicaragua, Today (22 March 2020). "TODAY NICARAGUANicaragua News and AnalysisWhat could happen in Nicaragua if the Ortega regime declares a state of emergency due to the coronavirus?". TODAY NICARAGUA.
- ^ "Citizens Observatory website".