COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
The COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark 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 first confirmed to have spread to Denmark on 27 February 2020.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Denmark |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China (globally), Wuhan, China (origin of first Danish case), Tyrol, Austria (origin of most imported cases) |
| Index case | Roskilde |
| Arrival date | 27 February 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,519,057 (20 February 2022) |
| Active cases | 117,815 (21 December 2021) |
| Recovered | 519,497 (21 December 2021) |
Deaths | 4,250 (20 February 2022) |
| Fatality rate | 0.2% (20 February 2022) |
| Government website | |
Denmark was among the first European countries to introduce lockdown measures, starting on 13 March. Following a period of consistent increase in hospitalisations, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 has been falling since late March, with the number of cases in need of intensive care and ventilator units, also at the peak in late March, being well below available resources. Starting on 15 April, a very slow and gradual reopening had been initiated.
In an attempt to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Frederiksen Cabinet had introduced large economic packages with the support of all parties in the Folketing. Nevertheless, it had been estimated that there will be a decrease in GDP of 3–10% in 2020.