COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina

COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBosnia and Herzegovina
First outbreak
Index caseBanja Luka
Arrival date5 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days ago)
Confirmed cases403,979[1]
Recovered376,654 (1 October 2022) [2]
Deaths
16,403[1]
Fatality rate4.06%
Vaccinations
  • 943,394[1] (total vaccinated)
  • 846,080[1] (fully vaccinated)
  • 1,924,950[1] (doses administered)
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 reached Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 March 2020, when a patient in Banja Luka, who had travelled to Italy, tested positive. Later on the same day, a second case, who was the son of the first case, was reported.[3] On 21 March, the first death in the country from COVID-19 was announced in a hospital in Bihać. The patient was an elderly woman who had been hospitalized two days before.[4]

On 17 March, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared a state of emergency in the entire country.[5]

Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 deaths in the world as well as one of the lowest test rates in Europe.[6]

As of 28 January 2022, 1,924,950 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]

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