COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia
| COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | North Macedonia |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China via Italy |
| Index case | Skopje |
| Arrival date | 26 February 2020 (5 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
| Confirmed cases | 341,404 |
| Active cases | 1,032 |
| Recovered | 330,866 |
Deaths | 9,506 |
| Fatality rate | 2.78% |
| Government website | |
| koronavirus.gov.mk | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia was a part of the ongoing 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 reached North Macedonia in February 2020. The initial contagion in the country was mainly connected with the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy as there are circa 70,000 residents of Italy from North Macedonia and resulted in many people returning to North Macedonia, bringing the virus with them. As of 9 July, over 7,000 cases have been confirmed in the country, due to its second wave caused by family reunions during Eid al-Fitr among the Muslim minority and the overall re-opening of the country to organize the parliamentary elections.