COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 reached Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 March 2020, when a patient in Banja Luka, who had travelled to Italy, tested positive. Later on the same day, a second case, who was the son of the first case, was reported. On 21 March, the first death in the country from COVID-19 was announced in a hospital in Bihać. The patient was an elderly woman who had been hospitalized two days before.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| First outbreak | |
| Index case | Banja Luka |
| Arrival date | 5 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 403,631 |
| Recovered | 376,654 (1 October 2022) |
Deaths | 16,388 |
| Fatality rate | 4.06% |
| Vaccinations |
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| Government website | |
On 17 March, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared a state of emergency in the entire country.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 deaths in the world as well as one of the lowest test rates in Europe.
As of 28 January 2022, 1,924,950 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Bosnia and Herzegovina.