COVID-19 pandemic in Albania | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Albania |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Index case | Tirana |
Arrival date | 8 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months, 1 week and 4 days) |
Confirmed cases | 335,047[1] |
Active cases | 6,383[2] |
Recovered | 330,233[2] |
Deaths | 3,605[1] |
Fatality rate | 1.08% |
Vaccinations | |
Government website | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Albania 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 first case in the Republic of Albania was reported in Tirana on 8 March 2020, when a patient and his adult son who had come from Florence, Italy tested positive.[3] Both men later recovered.
On 21 December 2020, health minister Ogerta Manastirliu announced that the country has decided to suspend flights to and from the UK until 6 January 2021 because of what was then a new COVID-19 mutation that transmits more quickly than other variants. All passengers arriving from the UK by land had to self-isolate for 14 days upon entry. The flight suspension took effect on Tuesday, 22 December.[4]
As of 4 February 2023, 3,058,102 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Albania.[5]