MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th April, 2020) The first death of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been registered in Suriname, media reported.
The deceased person was the seventh patient with diagnosed COVID-19 in Suriname, the DWT Online media outlet reported on late Friday, citing the authorities.
Suriname has confirmed 10 cases of the coronavirus so far. The first one was registered in mid-March, after which the government decided to close the national airspace.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11. To date, about 1.1 million people have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide, with over 59,000 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University.