COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus

COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBelarus
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseMinsk
Arrival date28 February 2020
(5 years, 3 months and 23 days ago)
Confirmed cases919,736
Recovered908,132
Deaths
6,480
Fatality rate0.7%
VaccinationsDoses administered: 10,425,997
People fully vaccinated: 4,497,626
Fully vaccinated population: 47.51%

The COVID-19 pandemic in Belarus was a 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 Belarus, when the first case of COVID-19 in the country was registered in Minsk on 28 February 2020. As of 29 January 2023, a total of 19,047,714 vaccine doses have been administered.