COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan

COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
	Top to bottom, left to right: Journalists having an interview with the patrolling servicemen; A modular hospital complex in Gabala; New ambulances in Baku; Beds at a modular hospital complex in Ismayilli; President Ilham Aliyev during a video conference on measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic;
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Azerbaijan
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China; Iran
Index case	Baku
Arrival date	28 February 2020; (4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases	835,318
Recovered	208,681
Deaths	10,353
Vaccinations	5,373,253 (total vaccinated); 4,862,494 (fully vaccinated); 13,857,111 (doses administered);
Government website
	Official information portal; Cabinet of Ministers; Ministry of Healthcare; State Agency of Mandatory Health Insurance

The COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan was a part of the 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 spread to Azerbaijan when its first case was confirmed in February 2020.

In early June 2020, complete lockdowns were introduced in major cities, including the capital Baku, effective from June 5 to June 8.

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