The COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo was a part of the worldwide pandemic of

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() caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was to be confirmed on the 13 March 2020 when an Italian women in her 20s work in the Caritas Kosova at

Klina Klina ( sq-definite, Klinë; Serbian Cyrillic: ) is a town and municipality located in the District of Peja of north-western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Klina has 5,542 inhabitants, while the municipality has 38,496 inhabitan ...

. As of 14 January 2023, 1,836,901 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Kosovo.

Background

On 12 January 2020, the

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(WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019. Unlike SARS of 2003, the

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for COVID-19 has been much lower, but the

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has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.

Timeline

13–20 March 2020

On 13 March, the first two cases were confirmed, a 77-year-old man from

Vitina Viti ( sq-definite, Vitia) or Vitina ( sr-Cyrl, Витина), is a town and municipality located in the District of Gjilan in Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Viti has 4,924 inhabitants, while the municipality has 46,987 inhabita ...

and an Italian woman in her early 20s, who worked in

with Caritas Kosova. The

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decided to quarantine and block the entrances and exits of these two cities. On 14 March, the third case was confirmed, a family member of the 77-year-old from

tested positive for coronavirus. On the same day, two other new cases were confirmed, a 42-year-old man from Vitia and a 37-year-old woman from

Mališevo Malisheva, ) is a town and municipality in Kosovo. According to the Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) estimate from the 2011 census, there were 54,613 people residing in Malisheva Municipality, with Kosovo Albanians constituting the majority of th ...

. After the first case emerged in Mališevo, the

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Albin Kurti Albin Kurti (; born 24 March 1975) is a Kosovar Albanian politician and activist, serving as the Prime Minister of Kosovo since 22 March 2021, having previously served in that role between February and June 2020. He came to prominence in 1997 a ...

decided to quarantine the municipality. On 15 March, four new cases of coronavirus are confirmed, three from

and one from the village Dumnica of

Podujevo Podujevo ( sr-Cyrl, Подујево), Podujeva, or Besiana ( sq-definite, Podujevë or ''Besianë''), is a city and municipality in Kosovo's Pristina District. According to the 2011 census, the city of Podujeva has 23,453 inhabitants, while t ...

. After the new cases emerged, the Ministry of Health requested that the

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declare a state of public health emergency. On 16 March, four close family members of the 77-year-old patient from

had been tested positive for coronavirus. Two additional cases of coronavirus were confirmed that day, a couple who flew from

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Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

; a male and a female, both 26-years-old from

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and Obilić respectively. On 17 March, a new case was confirmed. A 39-year-old woman from Kosovo's capital,

, who had come from

to Pristina one day prior was tested positive for coronavirus. Another three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed that same day, when a family member of an infected person from village Dumnica of

and a man together with his wife who flew from

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were tested positive for coronavirus. On 18 March, a new case was confirmed. A 55-year-old woman from

tested positive for coronavirus. The evening of that day marked the first coronavirus case free evening since 13 March. On the night of 19 March, a new case was confirmed. A 46-year-old man from the village

Janjevo Janjevo () or Janjevë (in Albanian) is a village or small town in the Lipljan municipality in eastern Kosovo. The settlement has a long history, having been mentioned for the first time in 1303 as a Catholic parish. The town was prior to the K ...

of Lipljan, who had previously flown from

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eight days prior tested positive for coronavirus.

20–31 March 2020

On 20 March, a new case was confirmed. A 67-year-old man from the village Llashkadrenoc of

tested positive for coronavirus. Two additional cases of coronavirus were confirmed on the night of that date. A 53-year-old woman from

Suva Reka Suhareka (also known as Suharekë and Therandë in Albanian) оr Suva Reka ( sr-Cyrl, Сува Река) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren district of central-southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town has 10,422 inh ...

and a 43-year-old man from

Gjakova Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographicall ...

tested positive for coronavirus, both contacts of previously confirmed cases and the number of positive cases rose to 24. On 21 March, four new cases of coronavirus were confirmed. A 32-year-old man from the village Bibaj of Ferizaj, who had come from

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tested positive for coronavirus, while three other cases are contact cases; three women aged 29 and 50 from

and one aged 40 from

. Another two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed on the night of same day, a 20-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman from

Gjilan Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District. Name Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...

had been tested positive for coronavirus. In the early hours of 22 March, a new case was confirmed. A 31-year-old man from the village Senik of

tested positive for coronavirus. On the same day the first death from coronavirus was confirmed. An 82-year-old man from village Dumnica of

is the first death from the pandemic, he had contracted the virus through contact with his son and daughter. Prior to the infection, he had had cardiac and chronic lung disease and on the sixth day of the infection he had signs of pulmonary infiltration and massive pneumonia on the left side. Another two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed that same day, a 50-year-old woman from the village Vrapçiç of

and a 53-year-old man from the village Domanek of

tested positive for coronavirus. On 23 March, two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, a 44-year-old man from village Petrovo of

Štimlje Shtime ( sq-definite, Shtimja) or Štimlje ( sr-Cyrl, Штимље), is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republik ...

, marking the first case for this municipality and a 39-year-old woman from Kosovo's capital,

was tested positive with coronavirus. Meanwhile, in the evening unfortunately even 26 cases were confirmed, 14 cases from

, 11 close members of the same family from village Vrapčič of

, 10 members of the same family got infected from another member who flew from

and one case from municipality of

and the number of positive cases rose to 61. On 24 March, the decision taken one day before from

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for stopping the movement of people and vehicles for the following days came into force, the decision provides stopping the movement, except emergency cases from 10:00–16:00 and 20:00–06:00. While in the evening, two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, a 25-year-old woman from the village Vrapčič of

and a 73-year-old woman from village Studime e Ulët of Vučitrn, who had come days before from

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, marking the first case for this municipality was tested positive with coronavirus. On 25 March, eight new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, four cases were confirmed from the village Domanek of

, three cases from Kosovo's capital,

and one case from village Studime e Ulët of Vučitrn. All cases was as a result of contact with people that tested positive days before on these villages and municipalities and the number of infected people rose to 71. On 26 March is marked the first recovery case, the son of the first death of coronavirus resulted negative in the second test. A few minutes later, four cases were confirmed from the village Studime e Ulët of Vučitrn, three cases from Kosovo's capital,

and one case from village Llugaxhi of

Peć Peja (Definiteness, Indefinite Albanian language, Albanian Albanian morphology#Nouns (declension), form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest List of cities and towns in Kosovo, city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipali ...

was tested positive with coronavirus, but the night of same day comes to an end with seven new cases from

was tested positive with coronavirus and the number of infected people rose to 86. On 27 March, two new cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the evening, one from

and the other from Kosovo's capital,

and the number of positive cases rose to 88. On 28 March, two new cases of coronavirus are confirmed, one from

and the other from Kosovo's capital,

. Another one new case of coronavirus were confirmed that same day again in Pristina, and all cases was contact cases. On 29 March, two new cases of coronavirus are confirmed, two from Kosovo's capital,

and one from the village Kijevo of

and the number of positive cases rose to 94. On 30 March, 12 new cases of coronavirus are confirmed, five from

, three from Kosovo Polje, two from Kosovo's capital,

, one from Mitrovica (later confirmed as case from

North Mitrovica North Mitrovica, sr-Cyrl, Ceвepнa Митровица; sq, Mitrovica e Veriut or ''Mitrovicë Veriore'' or North Kosovska Mitrovica,, sr-Cyrl, Северна Косовска Митровица is a town and municipality located in Mitrovica ...

) and one from Kamenica and the number of positive cases rose to 106. On 31 March, two new cases of coronavirus are confirmed, one as a case of contact of two positive relatives with coronavirus from

and one from

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, who was infected during a visit abroad. On that day confirmed that five cases with coronavirus have been cured and four other cases have been infected, infected are two from

, one from Vučitrn and one from

1–15 April 2020

On 1 April, four cases with coronavirus have been cured and 13 other cases have been infected, infected are 11 from the village

Topanicë Topanicë is a village in the Kamenicë municipality, eastern Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republi ...

of Kamenica, one from Kosovo's capital,

and one from

. On 2 April, a new case was confirmed. A woman from the village Koriša of

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tested positive for coronavirus. The Ministry of Health decided to quarantine and block the entrances in the village. On 3 April, six cases with coronavirus have been cured, and six other cases have been infected, infected are four case from village Llugaxhi of

, one from Peć and one quarantined in the quarantine created in the Student Center in

. On 4 April, two new cases of coronavirus are confirmed in

. On that day confirmed that seven cases with coronavirus have been cured and five other cases have been infected, infected are two from village Banja of

, one from Kosovo's capital,

, one from village Smrekonicë of Vučitrn and one quarantined in the quarantine created in the Student Center in Pristina. On 5 April, five new cases of coronavirus are confirmed, three from village Banja of

, one from

and one from village Smrekonicë of Vučitrn and all cases was contact cases, increasing the number of positive issues to 145. On 6 April, two new deaths from coronavirus are confirmed, one from Kosovo's capital,

and one from village Koriša of

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. On the same day, 20 other new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, 15 from village Banja of Mališevo, two from Mališevo, one from

Bllacë Bllacë or Blace ( sr-cyr, Блаце) is a settlement in the Suva Reka municipality in Kosovo. It lies 609 m above sea level. It is exclusively inhabited by Albanians The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation nat ...

, one from

Glogovac Drenas, also known as Gllogoc or Glogovac, is a town and municipality in central Kosovo. As of the 2011 census, there were 6,143 people residing in Drenas and 58,531 in the municipality. History The municipality of Drenas was established be ...

and one from Kosovo's capital,

. On 7 April, five new cases are confirmed, five correctional officers and a health worker at the Detention Center in

were tested positive for coronavirus. A few minutes later, a 65-year-old man from Ferizaj died of

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, but also was tested positive with coronavirus. Another three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed that same day, one in critical condition from Ferizaj, one from

, one from Kosovo's capital,

, one from

and one laboratory technician from

. A few hours later, six cases with coronavirus have been cured and 19 other cases have been infected, infected are eight from village Smrekonicë of Vučitrn, four from

, three from Kosovo's capital,

, one from

, one from village Sazli of Ferizaj and one from village Ujmirë of

. On the night of 8 April, National Institute of Public Health announced that during this date are confirmed 14 new cases, four from village Smrekonicë of Vučitrn, two from village Banja of

, two from Kosovo's capital,

, two from

and with one case in village

, village Gjurgjevik of

, village Krojmir of Lipljan and Zvečan, seven cured cases and one deaths cases from village Banja of Mališevo. On 9 April, one case with coronavirus from Vrapçiç of

have been dead. On that day confirmed that one case have been cured and three contact cases have been infected, infected are one from

, one from village

Hajvalia Hajvalia ( sq, Hajvalia, sr-Cyrl, Ајвалија) is a village or suburb southeast of Pristina, located 635 meters above sea level. It lies in the municipality of Prishtina. It has approximately 2,300 homes and 7 391 (2011) inhabitants. A smal ...

and one from village

Lešak Lešak ( sr-cyr, Лешак, sq, Leshak) is a town settlement of Leposavić in northern Kosovo. It has population of 2,180, with an ethnic Serb majority. Lešak was, along with the Leposavić municipality, ceded to SAP Kosovo in 1959. Notes an ...

Leposavić Leposavić ( sr-Cyrl, Лепосавић, ) also known as Leposaviq or Albanik ( sq, Leposaviqi or ''Albaniku''), is a town and the northernmost municipality in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 18,600 ...

. On 10 April, 23 new cases were confirmed bringing the total to 250. 14 new recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 52. On 11 April, 33 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 283. Six new recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 58. On 12 April, 79 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 362. One new recovery was confirmed bringing the total to 59. On 13 April, one new death was confirmed, bringing the total to 8. 15 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 377. Four recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 63. On 14 April, three cases with coronavirus have been cured and 10 other cases have been infected. On 15 April, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 9. 36 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 423. Five recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 71.

16–30 April 2020

On 16 April, two new deaths from coronavirus were confirmed, one from

and one from Vučitrn. 26 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 449. Eight recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 79. On 17 April, one new death case with coronavirus from Ferizaj was confirmed, bringing the total to 12. 31 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 480. Five recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 84. Serbia announced that it had donated 1,000 coronavirus testing kits to Kosovo. On 18 April, 30 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 510. Nine recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 93. On 19 April, 51 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 561. Nine recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 102. On 30 April, 11 new recovery cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 260. All of them are from Ferizaj On 20 April, three new death cases were confirmed, two from

and one from

, all part of the Serbian community in Kosovo, bringing the total to 15. 37 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 598. 21 recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 123. On 21 April, three new death cases were confirmed, one from

, one from

and one from Zvečan, bringing the total to 18. 6 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 604. 5 recoveries were confirmed bringing the total to 128. On 22 April, 26 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 630. Ten recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 138. On 23 April, one new death case with coronavirus from

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was confirmed, bringing the total to 19. 39 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 669. 21 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 159. On 24 April, 34 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 703. 3 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 162. On 25 April, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 20. 28 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 731. Three recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 165. On 26 April, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 21. Thirty-two new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 763. One new recovery was confirmed bringing the total to 166. On 27 April, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 22. 17 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 780. 35 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 201. On 28 April, 10 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 790. 31 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 232. On 29 April, 9 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 799. 17 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 249. On 30 April, 7 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 806. 22 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 271.

1–15 May 2020

On 1 May, 7 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 813. 27 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 298. On 2 May, 10 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 823. 38 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 336. On 3 May, 11 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 851. 18 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 381. On 4 May, 4 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 855. 22 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 403. On 5 May, 1 new positive case was confirmed, bringing the total to 856. 87 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 490. On 6 May, 4 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 860. 43 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 533. On 7 May, one new death case with coronavirus from Dragaš was confirmed, bringing the total to 27. 1 new positive case was confirmed, bringing the total to 861. 28 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 561. On 8 May, one new death case with coronavirus from

Orahovac Rahovec ( sq-definite, Rahoveci) or Orahovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ораховац) is a town and municipality located in the District of Prizren in western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Rahovec has 15,892 inhabitants, while the ...

was confirmed, bringing the total to 28. 1 new positive case was confirmed, bringing the total to 862. 61 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 622. On 9 May, 8 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 870. 31 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 653. On 10 May, 14 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 884. 2 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 655. On 11 May, 11 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 895. 2 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 657. On 12 May, one new death cases with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 29. 24 new positive case were confirmed, bringing the total to 919. 14 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 671. On 13 May, 8 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 927. On 14 May, 18 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 945. 19 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 690. On 15 May, 10 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 955. 1 recovery were confirmed, bringing the total to 691.

16–31 May 2020

On 16 May, 23 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 978. 22 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 713. On 17 May, 7 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 985. 23 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 736. On 18 May, 3 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 988. 18 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 754. On 19 May, 1 new positive case was confirmed, bringing the total to 989. 15 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 769. On 20 May, 14 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1003. 3 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 772. On 21 May, 1 new positive case was confirmed, bringing the total to 1004. On 22 May, 21 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1025. 10 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 782. On 23 May, 7 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1032. 3 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 785. On 24 May, for the first time since 13 March, no one has been reported infected with

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. 4 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 789. On 25 May, one new death case with coronavirus from

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was confirmed, bringing the total to 30. 6 new positive cases was confirmed, bringing the total to 1,038. 4 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 793. On 26 May,

Istok Istog or Istok ( sq-definite, Istog, Istogu, sr, Исток, ''Istok'') or Burim is a town and municipality located in the District of Peja of western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the city of Istog has 5,115 inhabitants, while the munici ...

got declared as COVID-19 free. 9 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1047. 3 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 796. On 27 May, one case was confirmed, bringing to total to 1,048. 7 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 803. On 28 May, 4 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,052. 19 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 822. On 29 May, 12 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,064. 9 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 831. On 30 May, 6 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,070. 12 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 843. On 31 May, 13 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,083. 2 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 845.

1–15 June 2020

On 1 June, 27 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,110. On 2 June, 13 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,123. 4 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 847. On 3 June, 19 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,142. 24 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 871. On 4 June, 5 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,147. 3 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 874. On 5 June, 11 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,158. 2 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 876. On 6 June, one new death case with coronavirus from Vučitrn was confirmed, bringing the total to 31. 36 new positive cases was confirmed, bringing the total to 1,194. 8 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 884. On 7 June, 40 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,234. 6 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 890. On 8 June, 29 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,263. 22 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 912. On 9 June, 6 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,269. On 10 June, 29 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 1,298. One new recovery was confirmed bringing the total to 913. On 11 June, 28 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 1,326. 8 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 921. On 12 June, 58 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 1,384. On 13 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

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was confirmed, bringing the total to 32. 53 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 1,437. 7 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 928. On 14 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

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was confirmed, bringing the total to 33. 49 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 1,486. 25 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 953. On 15 June, for the first time since 13 March, this is the largest number of people infected with COVID-19. 129 new positive cases were confirmed bringing the total to 1,615. 10 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 963.

16–30 June

On 16 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 34. Another record increase in the number of

infected people has been confirmed today. 141 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,756. 5 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 968. On 17 June, 77 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,833. On 18 June, 83 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,916. 5 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 973. On 19 June, 82 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,998. 7 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 980. On 20 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 35. 75 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,073. 38 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1018. On 21 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 36. 96 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,169. 29 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1047. On 22 June, two new deaths from coronavirus were confirmed, one from

and one from Vučitrn. 47 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,216. 22 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1069. On 23 June, one new death case with coronavirus from Vučitrn was confirmed, bringing the total to 39. 52 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,268. 39 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1171. On 24 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

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was confirmed, bringing the total to 40. 95 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,363. 63 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1171. On 25 June, two new deaths were confirmed by the coronavirus, one from

and one from

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. 69 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,432. 75 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1246. On 26 June, two new death cases were confirmed, one from

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and one from

, bringing the total to 44. 62 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,494. 61 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1307. On 27 June, four new death cases were confirmed, three from

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, one from

, bringing the total to 48. 96 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,590. 87 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1394. Twelve recoveries and one new confirmed case in

were confirmed. On 28 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

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was confirmed, bringing the total to 49. 87 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,677. 31 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1425. On 29 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 50. 122 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,799. 81 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1506. On 30 June, one new death case with coronavirus from

was confirmed, bringing the total to 51. 79 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,878. 71 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,577.

1–15 July

On 1 July, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from

, one from

and one from

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, bringing the total to 54. 113 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,991. 67 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,644. On 2 July, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, one from Mitrovica, bringing the total to 55. 73 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,064. 63 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,707. On 3 July, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Vučitrn and two others unknown, bringing the total to 58. 114 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,178. 117 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,824. On 4 July, another black record was set today. Eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Kosovo Polje, one from Mitrovica, one from

, one from

, one from Vučitrn and two others unknown, bringing the total to 66. 178 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,356. 50 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,874. On 5 July, a record number of cases have been registered. Nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Mitrovica, one from

, one from

Rahovec Rahovec ( sq-definite, Rahoveci) or Orahovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Ораховац) is a town and municipality located in the District of Prizren in western Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Rahovec has 15,892 inhabitants, while th ...

, one from

, one from Drenas and four others unknown, bringing the total to 75. 152 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,508. 28 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,902 On 6 July, a record number of infected people were recorded today. Four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from

, one from Kosovo Polje and one from

Podujeva Podujevo ( sr-Cyrl, Подујево), Podujeva, or Besiana ( sq-definite, Podujevë or ''Besianë''), is a city and municipality in Kosovo's Pristina District. According to the 2011 census, the city of Podujeva has 23,453 inhabitants, while ...

, and another one unknown, bringing the total to 79. 195 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,703. 44 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 1,946. On 7 July, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed. 183 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,886. 57 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,003. On 8 July, a record number of infected people were recorded today. Four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 86. 214 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,100. 60 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,063. On 9 July, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 94. 207 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,307. 32 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,095. On 10 July, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 97. 205 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,512. 61 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,156. On 11 July, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 101. 203 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,715. 71 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,227. On 12 July, a record number of infected people were recorded. One death was confirmed, bringing the total to 102. 216 new positive cases were also confirmed, bringing the total to 4,931. 40 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,267. On 13 July, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 108. 187 new positive cases were confirmed. 103 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,370. On 14 July, the National Institute of Public Health has issued a press release announcing: "Due to the passing of the reporting for the publication of the results from the daily reports in the evening hours to the daily reporting at 15:00, we ask for your understanding and patience until the publication of the test results from NIPHK, which will take place tomorrow at 15:00". On 15 July, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 112. 119 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,237. 92 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,462.

16–31 July

On 16 July, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 118. 132 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,369. 83 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,545. On 17 July, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 124. 103 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,472. 95 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,640. On 18 July, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 130. 145 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,617. 171 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,811. On 19 July, five new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 135. 118 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,735. 157 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 2,968. On 20 July, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 139. 142 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,877. 101 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,069. On 21 July, five new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 144. 168 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,045. 157 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,226. On 22 July, a record number of infected people were recorded today. Six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 150. 241 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,286. 143 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,369. On 23 July, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 158. 181 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,467. 136 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,505. On 24 July, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 164. 213 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,680. 109 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,614. On 25 July, five new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 169. 237 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,917. 139 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,753. On 26 July, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 177. 220 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,137. 121 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 3,874. On 27 July, a record number of infected people were recorded today. Eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 185. 276 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,413. 153 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,027. On 28 July, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 192. 239 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,652. 102 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,129. On 29 July, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 196. 194 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,846. 138 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,267. On 30 July, a record number of cases have been registered. Sixteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 212. 258 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,104. 196 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,463. On 31 July, fifteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 227. 226 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,330. 115 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,578.

1–15 August

On 1 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 236. 224 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,554. 152 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,730. On 2 August, thirteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 249. 245 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,799. 133 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,863. In the evening,

Avdullah Hoti Avdullah Hoti (born 4 February 1976) is a Kosovan politician, who served as the prime minister of Kosovo from 3 June 2020 until 22 March 2021. He previously served as the minister of Finance of Kosovo between 2014 and 2017 in the PDK/ LDK coali ...

the Prime Minister of Kosovo announced that he was infected with

. On 3 August, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 256. 250 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,049. 126 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 4,989. On 4 August, thirteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 269. 225 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,274. 201 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,190. On 5 August, fifteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 284. 218 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,492. 156 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,346. On 6 August, sixteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 300. 196 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,688. 134 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,480. On 7 August, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 303. 181 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,869. 125 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,605. On 8 August, twelve new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 315. 190 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,059. 197 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,802. On 9 August, twelve new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 327. 188 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,247. 142 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 5,944. On 10 August, fourteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 341. 172 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,419. 114 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,058. On 11 August, thirteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 354. 171 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,590. 114 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,248. On 12 August, eleven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 365. 205 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,795. 163 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,411. On 13 August, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 373. 193 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,988. 205 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,616. On 14 August, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 381. 142 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,130. 201 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,817. On 15 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 390. 145 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,275. 144 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 6,961.

16–31 August

On 16 August, eleven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 401. 141 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,416. 230 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,191. On 17 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 410. 129 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,545. 152 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,343. On 18 August, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 416. 141 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,686. 219 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,562. On 19 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 425. 162 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,848. 122 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,684. On 20 August, thirteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 438. 158 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,006. 245 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 7,929. On 21 August, ten new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 448. 162 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,168. 220 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,149. On 22 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 457. 169 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,337. 197 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,346. On 23 August, ten new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 467. 111 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,448. 159 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,505. On 24 August, thirteen new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 480. 99 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,547. 152 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,657. On 25 August, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 488. 136 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,683. 131 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,788. On 26 August, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 492. 157 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,840. 154 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 8,942. On 27 August, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 498. 141 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,981. 143 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,085. On 28 August, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 499. 119 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,100. 154 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,239. On 29 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 508. 115 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,215. 116 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,345. On 30 August, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 516. 119 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,334. 118 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,463. On 31 August, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 525. 120 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,454. 122 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,585.

1–30 September

On 1 September, eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 533. 147 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,601. 197 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,792. On 2 September, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 539. 112 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,713. 131 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 9,923. On 3 September, nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 548. 78 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,791. 190 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,130. On 4 September, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 551. 119 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,910. 187 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,300. On 5 September, five new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 556. 117 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,027. 131 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,431. On 6 September, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 563. 92 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,119. 115 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,546. On 7 September, five new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 568. 85 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,204. 97 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,643. On 8 September, 97 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,301. 139 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,782. On 9 September, six new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 574. 76 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,377. 144 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 10,926. On 10 September, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 581. 69 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,446. 107 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,033. On 11 September, five new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 586. 50 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,496. 117 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,150. On 12 September, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 589. 70 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,566. 122 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,272. On 13 September, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 596. 71 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,637. 163 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,435. On 14 September, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 600. 55 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,692. 150 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,585. On 15 September, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 601. 71 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,763. 199 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,784. On 16 September, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 604. 76 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,839. 165 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 11,949. On 17 September, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 607. 43 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,882. 239 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,188. On 18 September, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 611. 57 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,939. 137 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,325. On 19 September, 63 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,002. 126 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,451. On 20 September, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 613. 61 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,063. 119 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,570. On 21 September, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 615. 79 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,142. 104 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,674. On 22 September, 66 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,208. 141 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,815. On 23 September, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 616. 62 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,270. 85 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,900. On 24 September, 63 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,333. 87 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 12,987. On 25 September, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 617. 46 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,379. 101 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,088. On 26 September, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 619. 46 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,425. 77 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,165. On 27 September, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 622. 47 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,472. 113 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,287. On 28 September, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 625. 48 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,520. 142 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,420.

1–31 October

On 1 October, 42 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,705. 54 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,731. On 2 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 630. 53 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,758. 56 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,787. On 3 October, 56 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,814. 69 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,856. On 4 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 633. 41 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,855. 73 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 13,929. On 5 October, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 635. 34 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,889. 122 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,051. On 6 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 638. 49 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,938. 92 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,143. On 7 October, 33 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,971. 46 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,189. On 8 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 641. 79 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,050. 61 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,250. On 9 October, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 645. 80 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,130. 32 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,282. On 10 October, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 647. 49 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,179. 53 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,335. On 11 October, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 648. 68 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,247. 33 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,368. On 12 October, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 649. 98 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,345. 37 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,405. On 13 October, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 650. 80 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,425. 55 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,460. On 14 October, 77 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,502. 59 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,519. On 15 October, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 652. 104 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,606. 42 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,561. On 16 October, 148 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,754. 56 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,617. On 17 October, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 653. 137 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,891. 49 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,666. On 18 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 656. 118 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,009. 50 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,716. On 19 October, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 657. 130 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,139. 71 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,787. On 20 October, 124 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,263. 49 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,836. On 21 October, 159 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,422. 58 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,894. On 22 October, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 659. 169 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,591. 85 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,979. On 23 October, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 661. 166 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,757. 55 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,034. On 24 October, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 663. 186 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,943. 54 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,088. On 25 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 666. 205 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,148. 62 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,150. On 26 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 669. 197 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,345. 48 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,198. On 27 October, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 673. 281 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,626. 97 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,295. On 28 October, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 674. 284 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,910. 72 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,367. On 29 October, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 678. 418 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 19,328. 67 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,434. On 30 October, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 681. 514 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 19,842. 86 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,520. On 31 October, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 688. 337 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 20,179. 91 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,611.

Impact on politics

On 18 March, the

interior minister An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

, Agim Veliu was sacked due to his support for declaring a

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

to handle the pandemic which would have given power to the Kosovo Security Council chaired by President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi. On the night of 25 March, the

Kurti cabinet The First Kurti cabinet was formed in Kosovo on 3 February 2020 following a deal between the political parties Vetëvendosje, New Democratic Party, Democratic League of Kosovo and Serb List. On 25 March 2020, the government lost a vote of no con ...

was overthrown by a no-confidence motion initiated in

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by the ruling partner.

Statistics

, a total of 178,390 people have been tested in Kosovo for COVID-19. The following depicts the growth of the coronavirus cases in Kosovo since 13 March 2020 to 26 December 2020.

Charts

Cumulative cases, recoveries and deaths

Number of new cases per day

Total number of deaths

Number of deaths per day

Active cases per day

Total number of recoveries

Number of recoveries per day

Hospitalized cases per day

Tests per day

Daily test positivity ratio

Number of daily tests and positive cases

Number of cases by districts

Number of deaths by districts

Number of confirmed cases on a logarithmic scale

Infected per municipality

International aid

The countries and international organizations that have sent aid and funds to

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, to help fight the pandemic: * On 29 May, has donated 250,000

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s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

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. * On 16 December, has donated 193,000

s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

* On 25 March, has donated 68 million

s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

. * has donated 6,000 coronavirus tests. * has donated protective equipment. * has donated protective equipment. * On 26 May, has donated 718,000 dollars aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

. * On 2 July, has donated 24 tons of medical aid. * has donated 5,000 coronavirus tests. * On 15 August, have donated 1 million masks and 30,000 gloves. * On 3 December, have donated 250,000

s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

. * On 6 April, have donated 450,000

s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

. * has donated 50,000 masks. * has donated 6,500 coronavirus tests and respirators. *

Government of Serbia The Government of Serbia ( sr, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Government ( sr, � ...

donated 1,000 coronavirus test kits to the Public Health Institute of Kosovo, as part of the region's co-operation with Kosovo in the fight against COVID-19. * On 3 April, has donated 500,000

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s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

. * has donated protective masks, protective suits, and 1,000 COVID-19 testing kits. *

UNDP The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)french: Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human dev ...

has donated 3,000 coronavirus test kits. *

UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations responsible for providing Humanitarianism, humanitarian and Devel ...

has donated 1.5 tons of medical aid. * On 27 March, has donated 1.1 million

s aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the

Albanian donations

* Albanian diaspora have donated 12,000 coronavirus test kits.

International aid that Kosovo sent

*: On 29 April,

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

donated €500,000 to the municipalities of

Preševo Preševo ( sr-cyrl, Прешево; sq, Preshevë, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. It is the southernmost town in Central Serbia and largest in the geographical region of Preševo Valley. Preševo ...

Medveđa Medveđa ( sr-cyr, Медвеђа, ; sq, Medvegja, ) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 2,848 inhabitants, while the municipality has 7,438 ...

and

Bujanovac Bujanovac ( sr-cyr, Бујановац, ; sq, Bujanoc) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. Situated in the South Morava basin, it is located in the geographical area known as Preševo Valley. It is also ...

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External links

* * Wikiversity:COVID-19/All-cause deaths/Kosovo {{Portal bar, COVID-19, Medicine, Viruses, Current events 2022 in Kosovo

Disease outbreaks in Kosovo 2020 in Kosovo 2021 in Kosovo

Background

Timeline

13–20 March 2020

20–31 March 2020

1–15 April 2020

16–30 April 2020

1–15 May 2020

16–31 May 2020

1–15 June 2020

16–30 June

1–15 July

16–31 July

1–15 August

16–31 August

1–30 September

1–31 October

Impact on politics

Statistics

Charts

Cumulative cases, recoveries and deaths

Number of new cases per day

Total number of deaths

Number of deaths per day

Active cases per day

Total number of recoveries

Number of recoveries per day

Hospitalized cases per day

Tests per day

Daily test positivity ratio

Number of daily tests and positive cases

Number of cases by districts

Number of deaths by districts

Number of confirmed cases on a logarithmic scale

Infected per municipality

International aid

Albanian donations

International aid that Kosovo sent

See also

Notes and references

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