Like it was Wednesday, 84 new cases of Covid-19 and one more coronavirus-linked death were officially confirmed in Tajikistan yesterday.

The one more death that was reported yesterday brought a total number of the coronavirus-linked deaths that have been officially registered in the country since June 21, 2021 to thirty-one.

Thus, a total number of the officially confirmed coronavirus-linked deaths in Tajikistan has reached 121 since April 30, 2020, when the infection index cases were officially confirmed in Dushanbe and Khujand.

Meanwhile, 84 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that were officially confirmed in Tajikistan as of the evening of July 29 brought a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to 1,621.

The total number of the officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in Tajikistan has reached 14,929 since April 30, 2020, when its index cases were confirmed in the country.  

It is to be noted that daily growth of patients officially diagnosed with coronavirus has exceeded 80 cases in recent days.

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP) says seventy-six COVID-19 patients recovered in the country yesterday, bringing a total number of those who have been cured in Tajikistan since April 30, 2020 to 14,389.

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. 

The covid vaccination campaign is under way in Tajikistan.  As of July 28, 524,472 people have been vaccinated in the country; 40,450 of them have got both COVID-19 vaccine shots.  Three coronavirus vaccines are used in Tajikistan: Moderna; AstraZeneca; and CoronaVac.  

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.