COVID-19 pandemic in Transnistria

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COVID-19 pandemic in Transnistria
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location Transnistria
First outbreak Wuhan, Hubei, China
Index case Bender and Rîbnița [1]
Arrival date21 March 2020
(3 years, 6 months and 6 days)
Confirmed cases51,193 (49,159 reported by the PMR, [2] 2,037 reported by Moldova [3] )
Recovered48,612 (47,479 reported by the PMR, 1,133 reported by Moldova)
Deaths
1,227 (35 reported by the PMR, 1,192 reported by Moldova)
Government website
Coronavirus: official data
External video
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Governmental campaign "Stay home". 24 March 2020
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Police cars on a street of Tiraspol with speakers urging people to remain in home. 25 March 2020
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Erection of a border between Varnița (under Moldova administration) and Bender (within Transnistrian control), aiming tension between both sides. 17 March 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Transnistria (internationally recognised as a part of Moldova) in March 2020.

Contents

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 City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019. [4] [5]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, [6] [7] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. [8] [6]

Timeline

March 2020

April 2020

Vaccines

An agreement was made with Russia in December 2020 to receive 300,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, but these had not been received as of late February. Moldova has stated it will provide 10% of all vaccines it obtains to Transnistria. [20]

Statistics

Total No. of cases:

Total number of cases by age (21 January 2021): [21]

Total number of cases by sex (21 January 2021), in % [21]

COVID-19 cases in Transnistria by location (until 19 May 2020): [22]

LocationCases
Tiraspol 322
Bender 216
Dubăsari 61
Sucleia 24
Rîbnița 21
Slobozia 19
Parcani 17
Caragaș 16
Cioburciu 12
Mălăiești 10
Blijnii Hutor 8
Pervomaisc 5
Roghi 5
Harmațca 5
Hlinaia 5
Chițcani 4
Vladimirovca 4
Tîrnauca 4
Coicova 4
Țîbuleuca 4
Tașlîc 4
Doibani 4
Teiu 3
Crasnoe 3
Dnestrovsc 3
Hlinaia 3
Cremenciug 2
Zăzuleni 2
Șipca 2
Proteagailovca 2
Nezavertailovca 1
Novovladimirovca 1
Popencu 1
Crasnîi Vinogradari 1
Mihailovca Nouă 1
Stroiești 1
Goian 1
Crasnaia Gorca 1
Grigoriopol 1
Camenca 1
Novocotovsc 1
Tiraspolul Nou 1
Total806

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