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As of 11 May 2023, with 21,083 confirmed cases out of a population of 33,600 (as of 2020[update]), it was the country with the fourth-highest percentage of confirmed cases per capita at 71.13% – 7 confirmed case per 10 inhabitants. Also, with 90 confirmed deaths, the country has one of the highest rate of confirmed deaths per capita at 0.268% of the total population – 1 death per 373 inhabitants.[3] The crude fatality rate is 2.63%.[4] It was once declared "Covid-free" on 26 June 2020,[5] although on 9 July it had another case, and while this had recovered by the end of the month, the epidemics has returned later and most of recorded covid-assigned fatalities had happened after that.
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, Hubei, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[6][7]
Press Office of Social Security Institute of San Marino (acronym ISS) provides daily update here
February 2020
On 27 February, San Marino confirmed its first case, an 88-year-old man with pre-existing medical conditions. He was hospitalised in Rimini, Italy.[11]
March 2020
On 1 March, seven more cases were confirmed and the Health Emergency Coordination Group confirmed that the 88-year-old man had died, becoming the first Sammarinese to die of the virus.[12]
On 8 March, the number of confirmed cases had increased to 36.[13]
On 10 March 63 cases were confirmed. On 11 March 66 cases were confirmed, and the death count increased to 3.[14]
On 12 March, confirmed cases count increased to 67 and the death count to 5.[15]
On 14 March, the government ordered a nationwide quarantine until 6 April.[16]
June 2020
San Marino was declared to have no active cases on 26 June. In total, 698 cases of COVID-19 had been identified, of whom 42 died and the remaining 656 recovered.[5]
July 2020
On 9 July, one case of COVID-19 was identified and isolated.[17] The patient recovered and by the end of the month, the number of active cases in the country returned to zero.[2][18]
December 2020
As 28 December, the total number of infected people is 2,275. There are 57 deaths and 1,955 recovered.
February 2021
On 2 February 2021, Fausta Morganti, who was Captain Regent between 1 April 2005 and 1 October 2005 died from COVID-19 at the age of 76.[19]
May 2021
Health Minister Roberto Ciavatta announced that anyone booking a hotel in San Marino for at least three nights could receive the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for €50.[20]
As of May 2021, San Marino had administered 36,000 doses and fully vaccinated approximately 22,000 people.[20]
Statistics
Confirmed new cases per day
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Confirmed deaths per day
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