COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia

The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia is of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

COVID-19 pandemic in Slovakia
0-99 cases     100-149 cases     150-199 cases     200-249 cases     250-299 cases     300-349 cases     350-399 cases
Disease	COVID-19
Location	Slovakia
First outbreak	Wuhan, China
Index case	Kostolište
Arrival date	6 March 2020 (5 years and 2 weeks ago)
Confirmed cases	1,764
Active cases	270
Recovered	1,466
Deaths	28
Government website
korona.gov.sk

The virus was confirmed to have spread to Slovakia on 6 March 2020 when Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced that a 52-year-old man was infected. He had not traveled anywhere but his son had traveled to Venice in Italy, and it was believed that his son was the first Slovak to be which was later confirmed.

Three cases were then confirmed, including the man's son and wife. During the next few days, COVID-19 cases went up to 21 out of 832 tested.

COVID-19 Pandemic In Slovakia Media

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  COVID-19 Slovakia - Cases per capita

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  COVID-19 Slovakia - Cases per capita (last 14 days)

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  COVID-19 cases by districts in time

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  A queue of cars and trucks waiting to cross the Slovak border on 13 March

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  People in Bratislava wearing masks on 16 March

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  Distribution of 105 cases in the municipalities of Slovakia on 18 March 2020.

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  Slovakia was among the first countries in the world (and the second in Europe, after the Czech Republic) to make the wearing of masks mandatory in public.