One more coronavirus-linked death was officially confirmed in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the coronavirus-linked deaths that have been officially registered in the country since June 21, 2021 to twenty-seven.

Thus, a total number of the officially confirmed coronavirus-linked deaths in Tajikistan has reached 117 since April 30, 2020, when the infection index cases were officially confirmed in Dushanbe and Khujand.

Meanwhile, 235 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan as of the past three days, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 1,284.

According to data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 68 news cases of COVID-18 were registered on July 23, 78 new cases of COVID-19 were registered on July 24 and 87 new cases of COVID-19 were registered on July 25 (It is the highest daily number of coronavirus cases officially confirmed in the country since June 21, 2021 – Asia-Plus).

The total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in Tajikistan has reached 14,592 since April 30, 2020, when its index cases were confirmed in the country.  

A MoHSPP says 194 COVID-19 patients have recovered in the country over the past three days, bringing a total number of those who have been cured in Tajikistan since April 30, 2020 to 14,096 (99 percent).

Meanwhile, according to unofficial data, the number of affected persons and deaths is in the thousands, because there are more infections, and the disease has become more severe. 

A coronavirus vaccination campaign is under way in Tajikistan.  The health ministry says more than 460,000 people in Tajikistan have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to date.   

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 30 April 2020.

The coronavirus COVID-19 is reportedly affecting 220 countries and territories.  According to COVID-19 data provided by Worldometer, coronavirus cases around the globe have been reported at 194,835,316 since China reported its first cases to the World Health Organization (WHO) in December 2019.  Of them, 176,779,229 have recovered and 4,175,129 have died.