COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus

COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBelarus
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseMinsk
Arrival date28 February 2020
(4 years, 8 months and 14 days ago)
Confirmed cases919,736
Recovered908,132
Deaths
6,480
Fatality rate0.7%
VaccinationsDoses administered: 10,425,997
People fully vaccinated: 4,497,626
Fully vaccinated population: 47.51%[1]

The COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus 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 confirmed to have spread to Belarus, when the first case of COVID-19 in the country was registered in Minsk on 28 February 2020.[2] As of 29 January 2023, a total of 19,047,714 vaccine doses have been administered.[3]

  1. ^ "Belarus - COVID-19 Overview". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Belarus announces first case of coronavirus: TASS". Reuters. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Belarus: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data". covid19.who.int. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2023.