COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark

This article is about the COVID-19 pandemic affecting Denmark. For autonomous territories of Denmark, see COVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe Islands and COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland.

COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
Nationwide distribution of confirmed cases by municipality on 17 March 2020
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationDenmark
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China (globally),
Wuhan, China (origin of first Danish case),[1]
Tyrol, Austria (origin of most imported cases)[2]
Index caseRoskilde
Arrival date27 February 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Confirmed cases2,519,057 (20 February 2022)
Active cases117,815 (21 December 2021)
Recovered519,497 (21 December 2021)
Deaths
4,250 (20 February 2022)
Fatality rate0.2% (20 February 2022)
Government website

On 31 December 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first Danish case was reported on 27 February, and prime minister Mette Frederiksen announced lockdown measures on 11 March effective from 13 March. Following a period of consistent increases in hospitalisations, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 fell from March onwards, with the number of cases in need of intensive care and ventilator units, also peaking in late March.[3][4] Starting on 15 April, a very slow and gradual reopening was initiated.[5]

In an attempt to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Frederiksen Cabinet introduced large economic packages with the support of all parties in the Folketing.[6] The Danish GDP fell by 2.7% in 2020, less than in many other countries.[7][8]

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  3. ^ "Følg smittespredningen globalt, regionalt og lokalt" (in Danish). Danish Health Authority (Sundhedsstyrelsen). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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  5. ^ Nielsen, Nicolas S.; Eller, Emil Christian (6 April 2020). "Regeringen åbner vuggestuer, børnehaver og skolen for de mindste børn i næste uge". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ^ Kauffmann, Julie (19 March 2020). "Hjælpepakke er klar, men flere kan være på vej: "Vi vil gøre, hvad der end skal til for at få Danmark igennem den her svære tid"". Politiken (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  7. ^ Schou, Poul (4 March 2024). "COVID-19-pandemiens økonomiske konsekvenser". Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Stor nedgang i få erhverv bag BNP-fald i 2020". 31 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2024.