COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino explained

COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
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Disease:COVID-19
Virus Strain:SARS-CoV-2
Location:San Marino
Arrival Date:27 February 2020
First Outbreak:Wuhan, Hubei, China
Date:[1]
Confirmed Cases:20,552 (total)
Active Cases:201 (in quarantine or isolation)
Hospitalized Cases:Unknown (active)
Critical Cases:4 (active)
Recovery Cases:20,351[2] (total)
Deaths:118 (total)

The COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The virus was confirmed to have reached San Marino in February 2020.

As of 11 May 2023, with 21,083 confirmed cases out of a population of 33,600, it was the country with the fourth-highest percentage of confirmed cases per capita at 71.13% – 7 confirmed case per 10 inhabitants. Also, with 90 confirmed deaths, the country has one of the highest rate of confirmed deaths per capita at 0.268% of the total population – 1 death per 373 inhabitants.[3] The crude fatality rate is 2.63%.[4] It was once declared "Covid-free" on 26 June 2020, although on 9 July it had another case, and while this had recovered by the end of the month, the epidemics has returned later and most of recorded covid-assigned fatalities had happened after that.

Background

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[5] [6]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[7] [8] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[9] [7]

Timeline

February 2020

On 27 February, San Marino confirmed its first case, an 88-year-old man with pre-existing medical conditions. He was hospitalised in Rimini, Italy.[10]

March 2020

On 1 March, seven more cases were confirmed and the Health Emergency Coordination Group confirmed that the 88-year-old man had died, becoming the first Sammarinese to die of the virus.[11]

On 8 March, the number of confirmed cases had increased to 36.[12]

On 10 March 63 cases were confirmed. On 11 March 66 cases were confirmed, and the death count increased to 3.[13]

On 12 March, confirmed cases count increased to 67 and the death count to 5.[14]

On 14 March, the government ordered a nationwide quarantine until 6 April.[15]

June 2020

San Marino was declared to have no active cases on 26 June. In total, 698 cases of COVID-19 had been identified, of whom 42 died and the remaining 656 recovered.[16]

July 2020

On 9 July, one case of COVID-19 was identified and isolated.[17] The patient recovered and by the end of the month, the number of active cases in the country returned to zero.[18]

December 2020

As 28 December, the total number of infected people is 2,275. There are 57 deaths and 1,955 recovered.

February 2021

On 2 February 2021, Fausta Morganti, who was Captain Regent between 1 April 2005 and 1 October 2005 died from COVID-19 at the age of 76.[19]

May 2021

Health Minister Roberto Ciavatta announced that anyone booking a hotel in San Marino for at least three nights could receive the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for €50.[20]

As of May 2021, San Marino had administered 36,000 doses and fully vaccinated approximately 22,000 people.[20]

Statistics

Confirmed deaths per day

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aggiornamento Epidemia COVID-19 a San Marino al 6 febbraio 2021. 28 February 2021. Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. it. 28 February 2021.
  2. Web site: San Marino resta alta l'attenzione al Covid-19. 31 January 2021. Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. it. 28 February 2021.
  3. Web site: Death rate of COVID-19: Total confirmed deaths per million people. Our World in Data. 9 April 2020.
  4. Web site: Case fatality rate of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Our World in Data. 10 April 2020.
  5. Web site: Novel Coronavirus Information Center . Elsevier . Elsevier Connect. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center. 30 January 2020. 15 March 2020.
  6. News: Reynolds . Matt . What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? . 4 March 2020 . Wired UK. 5 March 2020 . 1357-0978. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus. 5 March 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Crunching the numbers for coronavirus . Imperial News. 13 March 2020 . 15 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/. 19 March 2020. live.
  8. Web site: High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England . GOV.UK . en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid. 3 March 2020. 17 March 2020.
  9. Web site: World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus . wfsahq.org. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus. 12 March 2020. 15 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Coronavirus: primo caso nella Repubblica di San Marino. 27 February 2020. Altarimini.it. it. 28 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200228000831/https://www.altarimini.it/News132152-coronavirus-primo-caso-nella-repubblica-di-san-marino.php. 28 February 2020. live.
  11. Web site: Coronavirus: è morto il sammarinese ricoverato a Rimini. 1 March 2020. San Marino Rtv. 6 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301185646/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/attualita-c4/coronavirus-e-morto-il-sammarinese-ricoverato-a-rimini-a184415. 1 March 2020. live.
  12. Web site: Coronavirus: 36 casi, 10 in più. Sul decreto italiano: "i lavoratori potranno muoversi". 8 March 2020. San Marino Rtv. it. 8 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Coronavirus a San Marino: si registra il terzo decesso, 7 nuovi casi. 11 March 2020. San Marino Rtv. it. 11 March 2020.
  14. Web site: Coronavirus updates. Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale. 12 March 2020. 13 March 2020. it.
  15. https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/news/politica-c2/nuovo-decreto-legge-in-vigore-fino-al-6-aprile-a185082 Nuovo decreto legge in vigore fino al 6 aprile
  16. News: San Marino "Covid free": zero positivi in Repubblica, 40 le persone ancora in quarantena. Mauro . Torresi. San Marino Rtv. 26 June 2020. 4 July 2020. it.
  17. Web site: Nuovo caso di Covid-19 a San Marino: subito identificato e isolato. 9 July 2020. Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. it. 8 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Guarito il sammarinese risultato positivo alla Covid-19 a luglio. 2020. Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale di San Marino. it. 8 August 2020.
  19. https://www.corriereromagna.it/addio-a-fausta-morganti-bandiera-della-sinistra-sammarinese/ Addio a Fausta Morganti, bandiera della sinistra sammarinese
  20. News: . San Marino offers tourists Sputnik vaccine for €50 . 12 May 2021 .

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