The number of officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tajikistan is nearing 7,000. 

46 new officially confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to 6,967 as of the night of July 21, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP).

MoHSPP says 5,683 (81.5 percent) COVID-19 patients have recovered as of the night of July 21, 2020.  54 coronavirus survivors were reportedly discharged from hospitals yesterday.

According to a MoHSPP, an official number of the coronavirus-linked deaths in the country is 57.

152 people hospitalized on suspicion of contracting COVID-19 are under supervision of doctors, the ministry says  

The COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan is 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 Tajikistan when its index cases, in Dushanbe and Khujand, were confirmed on April 30, 2020.