COVID-19 pandemic in the Donetsk People's Republic

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Donetsk People's Republic (or DNR, an unrecognised state within the territory of Ukraine) in March 2020. For the rest of Ukraine, see COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.

COVID-19 pandemic in the Donetsk People's Republic
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Donetsk People's Republic
Arrival date	31 March 2020 (4 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Confirmed cases	1,242[1]
Recovered	547[1]
Deaths	76[1]

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.[2][3]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]

Timeline

COVID-19 cases in the Donetsk People's Republic  ()      Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases Mar Mar Apr Apr May May Last 15 days Last 15 days
Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-30		​	1(n.a.)
⋮		​	1(=)
2020-04-01		​	2(+100%)
⋮		​	2(=)
2020-04-03		​	3(+50%)
⋮		​	3(=)
2020-04-06		​	5(+67%)
2020-04-07		​	6(+20%)
2020-04-08		​	7(+17%)
2020-04-09		​	13(+86%)
2020-04-10		​	18(+38%)
⋮		​	18(=)
2020-04-14		​ ​	22(+22%)
2020-04-15		​ ​	26(+18%)
2020-04-16		​ ​	32(+23%)
2020-04-17		​ ​	36(+12%)
⋮		​ ​	36(=)
2020-04-22		​ ​ ​	67(+86%)	1(n.a.)
⋮		​ ​ ​	67(=)	1(=)
2020-04-24		​ ​ ​	71(+6%)	2(+100%)
2020-04-25		​ ​ ​	76(+7%)	2(=)
2020-04-26		​ ​ ​	78(+2.6%)	2(=)
⋮		​ ​ ​	78(=)	2(=)
2020-04-28		​ ​ ​	89(+14%)	2(=)
2020-04-29		​ ​ ​	96(+7.9%)	3(+50%)
2020-04-30		​ ​ ​	100(+4.2%)	3(=)
2020-05-01		​ ​ ​	105(+5%)	4(+33%)
2020-05-02		​ ​ ​	105(=)	4(=)
2020-05-03		​ ​ ​	120(+14%)	4(=)
2020-05-04		​ ​ ​	128(+6.7%)	4(=)
2020-05-05		​ ​ ​	133(+3.9%)	4(=)
2020-05-06		​ ​ ​	142(+6.8%)	4(=)
2020-05-07		​ ​ ​	147(+3.5%)	4(=)
2020-05-08		​ ​ ​	156(+6.1%)	5(+25%)
2020-05-09		​ ​ ​	180(+15%)	5(=)
2020-05-10		​ ​ ​	181(+0.56%)	5(=)
2020-05-11		​ ​ ​	184(+1.7%)	5(=)
2020-05-12		​ ​ ​	199(+8.2%)	5(=)
2020-05-13		​ ​ ​	208(+4.5%)	5(=)
2020-05-14		​ ​ ​	214(+2.9%)	5(=)
2020-05-15		​ ​ ​	229(+7%)	5(=)
2020-05-16		​ ​ ​	246(+7.4%)	5(=)
2020-05-17		​ ​ ​	248(+0.81%)	5(=)
2020-05-18		​ ​ ​	248(=)	5(=)
2020-05-19		​ ​ ​	256(+3.2%)	7(+40%)
2020-05-20		​ ​ ​	270(+5.5%)	9(+29%)
2020-05-21		​ ​ ​	305(+13%)	9(=)
2020-05-22		​ ​ ​	339(+11%)	9(=)
2020-05-23		​ ​ ​	372(+9.7%)	9(=)
2020-05-24		​ ​ ​	385(+3.5%)	10(+11%)
2020-05-25		​ ​ ​	385(=)	11(+10%)
2020-05-26		​ ​ ​	409(+6.2%)	13(+18%)
2020-05-27		​ ​ ​	435(+6.4%)	14(+7.7%)
2020-05-28		​ ​ ​	469(+7.8%)	15(+7.1%)
2020-05-29		​ ​ ​	501(+6.8%)	17(+13%)
2020-05-30		​ ​ ​	532(+6.2%)	18(+5.9%)
2020-05-31		​ ​ ​	539(+1.3%)	18(=)
2020-06-01		​ ​ ​	539(=)	18(=)
2020-06-02		​ ​ ​	553(+2.6%)	20(+11%)
2020-06-03		​ ​ ​	580(+4.9%)	21(+5%)
2020-06-04		​ ​ ​	611(+5.3%)	23(+9.5%)
2020-06-05		​ ​ ​	642(+5.1%)	24(+4.3%)
2020-06-06		​ ​ ​	672(+4.7%)	25(+4.2%)
2020-06-07		​ ​ ​	695(+3.4%)	27(+8%)
2020-06-08		​ ​ ​	704(+1.3%)	27(=)
2020-06-09		​ ​ ​	718(+2%)	28(+3.7%)
2020-06-10		​ ​ ​	750(+4.5%)	30(+7.1%)
2020-06-11		​ ​ ​	775(+3.3%)	32(+6.7%)
2020-06-12		​ ​ ​	797(+2.8%)	35(+9.4%)
2020-06-13		​ ​ ​	827(+3.8%)	38(+8.6%)
Source: reports published by the Ministry of Health[7].

March 2020

On 31 March, the first case in the occupied territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, a local resident arriving from Moscow, Russia.

April 2020

On 1 April, the second case was confirmed. The patient is a child of the woman in the first case.

On 3 April, the third case was confirmed.[8]

On 17 April, the number of confirmed infections was elevated to 36.[9]

On 30 April, the health ministry of the DNR announced that there was 100 cases, of which 11 had recovered and 3 had died.[10] Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials estimated more than 400 cases in the occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk, and cast doubt on the DNR announcement.[11]

May 2020

By 1 May, 105 cases had been confirmed, with 16 patients discharged from hospitals and 4 fatalities.[12] On 3 May, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 120.[13]

The fifth death was reported on 8 May.[14] By 9 May, 180 cases were confirmed, of them 27 discharged and 5 deaths.[15] By 11 May, 184 cases were confirmed.[16] By 13 May, the number rose to 208.[17]

On 16 May, the total reached 246, with 36 patients discharged from hospitals.[18]

On 19 May, the number of deaths reached 7.[19] On 20 May, the total number of deaths reached 9.[20] By 21 May, the overall number of confirmed cases reached 305, with 73 patients discharged from hospitals.[21]

June 2020

As of 13 June, 827 cases were confirmed, 38 patients had died, and 209 were discharged from hospitals.[1]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in the Luhansk People's Republic

References

1. "По состоянию на 10:00 8 июня всего 704 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случая инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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6. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
7. "Новости". Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic (in Russian). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
8. "В ДНР число заразившихся коронавирусом достигло трех человек". РИА Новости (in Russian). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
9. "По состоянию на 17:00 17 апреля 36 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19" (in Russian). Ministry of Health (Donetsk People's Republic). 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
10. "По состоянию на 10:00 30 апреля всего 100 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" [As of 10:00 on April 30, only 100 registered and confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection in the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic]. DNR Health Ministry (mzdnr.ru) (in Russian). 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
11. "Командующий ООС заявил о более чем 400 случаях COVID-19 в ОРДЛО" [Joint Forces Operation commander declares more than 400 cases of COVID-19 in particular districts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts]. Novosti Donbassa (in Russian). 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
12. "По состоянию на 14:00 1 мая всего 105 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случая инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
13. "По состоянию на 15:00 3 мая всего 120 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 3 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
14. "По состоянию на 10:00 8 мая всего 156 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
15. "По состоянию на 10:00 9 мая всего 180 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
16. "По состоянию на 10:00 11 мая всего 184 зарегистрированный и подтвержденный случая инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
17. "По состоянию на 10:00 13 мая всего 208 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
18. "По состоянию на 10:00 16 мая всего 246 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
19. "По состоянию на 10:00 19 мая всего 256 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
20. "По состоянию на 10:00 20 мая всего 270 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
21. "По состоянию на 10:00 21 мая всего 305 зарегистрированных и подтвержденных случаев инфекции COVID-19 на территории Донецкой Народной Республики" (in Russian). Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People's Republic. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.

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