COVID-19 pandemic in Abkhazia
| COVID-19 pandemic in Abkhazia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Abkhazia |
| Index case | Gagra |
| Arrival date | 7 April 2020 (6 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 36 |
| Recovered | 27 |
Deaths | 1 |
The Chinese pandemic was confirmed to have reached Abkhazia in April 2020.
On 30 March, a case was confirmed in a person who arrived from Moscow, Russia.[1] The test, however, was conducted in Zugdidi, Georgia, where the patient is being treated. Abkhazia itself had no confirmed cases at the time.[2]
On 26 April, the first death from the virus was confirmed in Gudauta. The patient was the third confirmed case back on 11 April.[3]
As of 9 June, 36 cases had been identified, eight of which had been hospitalized.[4]
References
- ↑ "First Abkhazia Resident Tests Positive for Coronavirus". Civil Georgia. 2020-03-31. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ "Коронавирус побывал в Абхазии транзитом?". Эхо Кавказа (in Russian). 31 March 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ↑ "В Гудаутской больнице скончалась пациентка 1925 года рождения" (in Russian). Apsnypress. 26 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ↑ "Восемь граждан с Covid-19 находятся в Гудаутском госпитале «". abh-n.ru. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-10.