41 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan yesterday bringing the total number of the officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country to 10,574 as of the evening of October 20, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP).

The number of the coronavirus-linked deaths has not changed – 80 cases. 

54 COVID-19 patients were reportedly discharged after recovery yesterday.  In all, 9,617 coronavirus patients have reportedly recovered in the country as of the evening of October 20, a MoHSPP 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.