COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark
| COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark | |
|---|---|
Nationwide distribution of confirmed cases by
municipality on 17 March 2020 | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Denmark |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China (globally), Wuhan, China (origin of first Danish case), Tyrol, Austria (origin of most imported cases) |
| Index case | Roskilde |
| Arrival date | 27 February 2020 (5 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 2,519,057 (20 February 2022) |
| Active cases | 117,815 (21 December 2021) |
| Recovered | 519,497 (21 December 2021) |
Deaths | 4,250 (20 February 2022) |
| Fatality rate | 0.2% (20 February 2022) |
| Government website | |
On 31 December 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first Danish case was reported on 27 February, and prime minister Mette Frederiksen announced lockdown measures on 11 March effective from 13 March. Following a period of consistent increases in hospitalisations, the number of people in hospital with COVID-19 fell from March onwards, with the number of cases in need of intensive care and ventilator units, also peaking in late March. Starting on 15 April, a very slow and gradual reopening was initiated.
In an attempt to reduce the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Frederiksen Cabinet introduced large economic packages with the support of all parties in the Folketing. The Danish GDP fell by 2.7% in 2020, less than in many other countries.