There have been 87 officially confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tajikistan since the virus was confirmed to have spread to the country, according to data provided by the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP).

A MoHSPP says one more officially confirmed coronavirus-linked death was reported in the country yesterday. 

38 new officially confirmed cases of the 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 12,269 as of the evening of December 2

37 COVID-19 patients were reportedly discharged after recovery yesterday.  In all, 11,677 (97.4 percent) coronavirus patients have reportedly recovered in the country as of the evening of December 2.

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.