COVID-19 pandemic in Abkhazia

The Chinese pandemic was confirmed to have reached Abkhazia in April 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Abkhazia
DiseaseCOVID-19
LocationAbkhazia
Index caseGagra
Arrival date7 April 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases36
Recovered27
Deaths
1

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

  1. "First Abkhazia Resident Tests Positive for Coronavirus" (in en). Civil Georgia. 2020-03-31. https://civil.ge/archives/344935. Retrieved 31 March 2020. 
  2. "Коронавирус побывал в Абхазии транзитом?" (in ru). Эхо Кавказа. 31 March 2020. https://www.ekhokavkaza.com/a/30520753.html. Retrieved 4 April 2020. 
  3. (in ru) В Гудаутской больнице скончалась пациентка 1925 года рождения. Apsnypress. 26 April 2020. http://www.apsnypress.info/news/v-gudautskoy-bolnitse-skonchalas-patsientka-1925-goda-rozhdeniya/. Retrieved 27 April 2020. 
  4. "Восемь граждан с Covid-19 находятся в Гудаутском госпитале «". abh-n.ru. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-10.