| COVID-19 pandemic in Albania |
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Cases per 100K inhabitants (last 14 days) |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
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| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
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| Location | Albania |
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| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
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| Index case | Tirana |
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| Arrival date | 8 March 2020
(6 years, 3 months and 3 weeks) |
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| Confirmed cases | 337,234[1] |
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Deaths | 3,608[1] |
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| Fatality rate | 1.07% |
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| Vaccinations | - 1,349,255[1] (total vaccinated)
- 1,279,333[1] (fully vaccinated)
- 3,088,966[1] (doses administered)
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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Albania on 8 March 2020, a father and son who had travelled from Florence, Italy.[2]
As of 10 September 2020, there are 10,860 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Albania.[3]
Cases
After the first case was reported on 8 March, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection stated that a total of 65 people had been tested for COVID-19, 2 of whom were positive the following day.[4]
On 10 March, President Ilir Meta called for retired Albanian doctors to re-enter the work force.[5] Later that day, it was discovered that a Maryland woman had contracted novel coronavirus after visiting Albania, as well as spending time in a Turkish airport.[6]
The first death was also reported, an elderly woman in Durrës on 12 March.[7]
Response
On 12 March, Prime Minister Edi Rama declared a "war" on COVID-19.[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2023). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
- ↑ "Ministria e Shëndetësisë dhe Mbrojtjes Sociale". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ↑ "COVID-19/ Ministria e Shëndetësisë: Në 24 orët e fundit, 4 raste të reja në Tiranë dhe Berat". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 13 May 2020.
- ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ "President Calls for Retired Doctors' Involvement in Fighting Coronavirus". Albanian Daily News. March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Maryland woman who contracted novel coronavirus visited Albania, not Turkey, embassy says". Baltimore Sun. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Informacion i përditësuar për Koronavirusin COVID_19". www.shendetesia.gov.al (in Albanian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ↑ Gjergj Erebara (March 12, 2020). "Albania Announces New "War" Measures Against Coronavirus". Balkan Insight.
