COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia

COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia
COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Bolivia
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case	Oruro and Santa Cruz
Arrival date	10 March 2020 ; (4 years, 1 month and 10 days)
Confirmed cases	1,212,131
Deaths	22,387
Fatality rate	1.85%
Vaccinations	7,361,008 (total vaccinated); 6,160,585 (fully vaccinated); 14,690,530 (doses administered);

The COVID-19 pandemic in Bolivia 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 Bolivia on 10 March 2020, when its first two cases were confirmed in the departments of Oruro and Santa Cruz.

On 12 March, Bolivia suspended all public school sessions until 31 March, as well as all commercial flights to and from Europe indefinitely. They also prohibited large-scale public gatherings of more than 1,000 people.

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