COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
| COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | San Marino |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 27 February 2020 (4 years, 9 months and 3 days) |
| Date | As of 25 June 2021[update][1] |
| Confirmed cases | 20,552[2] (total) |
| Active cases | 201[2] (in quarantine or isolation) |
| Hospitalized cases | Unknown (active) |
| Critical cases | 4 (active) |
| Recovered | 20,351[2] (total) |
Deaths | 118[2] (total) |
| Fatality rate | 2.06% |
| Government website | |
| www.iss.sm | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached San Marino in February 2020.
As of 11 May 2023, with 21,083 confirmed cases out of a population of 33,600 (as of 2020[update]), it was the country with the fourth-highest percentage of confirmed cases per capita at 71.13% – 7 confirmed case per 10 inhabitants. Also, with 90 confirmed deaths, the country has one of the highest rate of confirmed deaths per capita at 0.268% of the total population – 1 death per 373 inhabitants.[3] The crude fatality rate is 2.63%.[4] It was once declared "Covid-free" on 26 June 2020,[5] although on 9 July it had another case, and while this had recovered by the end of the month, the epidemics has returned later and most of recorded covid-assigned fatalities had happened after that.
Background
[edit]On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[6][7]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[8][9] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[10][8]
Timeline
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February 2020
[edit]On 27 February, San Marino confirmed its first case, an 88-year-old man with pre-existing medical conditions. He was hospitalised in Rimini, Italy.[11]
March 2020
[edit]On 1 March, seven more cases were confirmed and the Health Emergency Coordination Group confirmed that the 88-year-old man had died, becoming the first Sammarinese to die of the virus.[12]
On 8 March, the number of confirmed cases had increased to 36.[13]
On 10 March 63 cases were confirmed. On 11 March 66 cases were confirmed, and the death count increased to 3.[14]
On 12 March, confirmed cases count increased to 67 and the death count to 5.[15]
On 14 March, the government ordered a nationwide quarantine until 6 April.[16]
June 2020
[edit]San Marino was declared to have no active cases on 26 June. In total, 698 cases of COVID-19 had been identified, of whom 42 died and the remaining 656 recovered.[5]
July 2020
[edit]On 9 July, one case of COVID-19 was identified and isolated.[17] The patient recovered and by the end of the month, the number of active cases in the country returned to zero.[2][18]
December 2020
[edit]As 28 December, the total number of infected people is 2,275. There are 57 deaths and 1,955 recovered.
February 2021
[edit]On 2 February 2021, Fausta Morganti, who was Captain Regent between 1 April 2005 and 1 October 2005 died from COVID-19 at the age of 76.[19]
May 2021
[edit]Health Minister Roberto Ciavatta announced that anyone booking a hotel in San Marino for at least three nights could receive the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for €50.[20]
As of May 2021, San Marino had administered 36,000 doses and fully vaccinated approximately 22,000 people.[20]
Statistics
[edit]Confirmed new cases per day
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Confirmed deaths per day
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See also
[edit]- Healthcare in San Marino
- COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
References
[edit]- ^ "Aggiornamento Epidemia COVID-19 a San Marino al 6 febbraio 2021" (in Italian). Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "San Marino resta alta l'attenzione al Covid-19" (in Italian). Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Death rate of COVID-19: Total confirmed deaths per million people". Our World in Data. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Case fatality rate of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic". Our World in Data. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b Torresi, Mauro (26 June 2020). "San Marino "Covid free": zero positivi in Repubblica, 40 le persone ancora in quarantena" (in Italian). San Marino Rtv. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: primo caso nella Repubblica di San Marino". Altarimini.it (in Italian). 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: è morto il sammarinese ricoverato a Rimini". San Marino Rtv. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: 36 casi, 10 in più. Sul decreto italiano: "i lavoratori potranno muoversi"". San Marino Rtv (in Italian). 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus a San Marino: si registra il terzo decesso, 7 nuovi casi". San Marino Rtv (in Italian). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus updates". Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale (in Italian). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Nuovo decreto legge in vigore fino al 6 aprile (in Italian)
- ^ "Nuovo caso di Covid-19 a San Marino: subito identificato e isolato" (in Italian). Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Guarito il sammarinese risultato positivo alla Covid-19 a luglio" (in Italian). Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Addio a Fausta Morganti, bandiera della sinistra sammarinese Corriereromagna.it
- ^ a b "San Marino offers tourists Sputnik vaccine for €50". The Local. 12 May 2021.
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