COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
| COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Uzbekistan |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China (globally) France/United Kingdom/Turkey (locally) Paris, France (origin of first Uzbekistan case) |
| Index case | Tashkent |
| Arrival date | 15 March 2020 (5 years, 3 months and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 250,273 |
| Recovered | 195,840 |
Deaths | 1637 |
| Government website | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan when its first case was confirmed on 15 March 2020, an Uzbek citizen returning from France.