COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan

COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
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  • 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
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAzerbaijan
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China; Iran
Index caseBaku
Arrival date28 February 2020
(5 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases835,757
Recovered208,681
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.