COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Confirmed coronavirus cases (per 100k)New cases in 14 days (per

100k)Show all
Map of municipalities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

with confirmed coronavirus cases

Disease COVID-19

Virus strain SARS-CoV-2

Location Bosnia and Herzegovina

 Austria
First outbreak
 Germany

 Italy

 Serbia

 Switzerland

 Turkey

 U.S.

Index case Banja Luka

Arrival date 5 March 2020 

(2 years, 2 months, 1 week and 3 days ago)

Confirmed cases 377,511[1]

Active cases 732[2]

Recovered 360,590[2]
 Deaths 15,778[1]

Fatality rate 4.18%

Vaccinations  943,394[1] (total vaccinated)

 846,080[1] (fully vaccinated)

 1,924,950[1] (doses administered)

Government website

 Federation B&H

 Republika Srpska

 Brčko District

The COVID-19 pandemic in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 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 reached Bosnia and
Herzegovina on 5 March 2020, when a patient in Banja Luka, who had travelled to Italy, tested
positive. Later on the same day, a second case, who was the son of the first case, was reported.
[3]
 On 21 March, the first death in the country from COVID-19 was announced in a hospital
in Bihać. The patient was an elderly woman who had been hospitalized two days before.[4]
On 17 March, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared a state of
emergency in the entire country.[5]
Bosnia and Herzegovina has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 deaths in the world as well as
one of the lowest test rates in Europe.[6]

Contents

 1Background prior confirmation

o 1.1Origins
o 1.2Suspected cases
 2Major events after confirmation
o 2.1Cluster related to "Igman Konjic" congress
 3Measures
o 3.1Bosnia and Herzegovina
o 3.2Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
o 3.3Republika Srpska
o 3.4Brčko District
 4Statistics
o 4.1Cumulative number of cases, recoveries and deaths
o 4.2New cases per day
o 4.3Deaths per day
 5Municipalities and Cantons affected
 6Impact
 7International assistance
 8See also
  9References
 10External links

Background prior confirmation[edit]

Origins[edit]
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.[7][8]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[9][10] but
the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[11][9]
Suspected cases[edit]
Up until 25 February 12 people were under surveillance as suspected cases.[12] In Sarajevo, three
Chinese tourists who were showing symptoms had negative test results for the virus.[13]
On 2 March, a man from Tomislavgrad was suspected to have brought the virus from Italy, and
was sent to Mostar for a health checkup. His test result was negative.[14]

Major events after confirmation[edit]

COVID-19 cases in Bosnia and Herzegovina  (
 v
 t
 e
)
     Deaths        Recoveries        Active cases
2020 2021
JanFebMarAprMayJunJul
Last 15 days
Date # of cases # of deaths

2021-
205,048(=) 9,385(+0.01%)
07-04

2021-
205,055(=) 9,386(+0.01%)
07-05

2021-
205,077(+0.01%) 9,388(+0.02%)
07-06

2021-
205,094(+0.01%) 9,388(=)
07-07

2021-
205,097(=) 9,389(+0.01%)
07-08

2021-
205,109(+0.01%) 9,390(+0.01%)
07-09

2021-
205,132(+0.01%) 9,390(=)
07-10
2021- 205,134(=) 9,390(=)
07-11

2021-
205,146(+0.01%) 9,396(+0.06%)
07-12

2021-
205,176(+0.01%) 9,396(=)
07-13

2021-
205,203(+0.01%) 9,396(=)
07-14

2021-
205,266(+0.03%) 9,402(+0.06%)
07-15

2021-
205,267(=) 9,402(=)
07-16

2021-
205,276(=) 9,665(+2.8%)
07-17

2021-
205,285(=) 9,666(+0.01%)
07-18

Based on daily reports with confirmed cases by Institute for Public Health of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, [15] Public
Health Institute of the Republic of Srpska[16] and Department of Health of Brčko District[17]

On 5 March 2020, health officials from Republika Srpska confirmed the first case of COVID-
19 in the country. Later the same day, the second case was confirmed. These cases were a father
and son who were thought to have contracted the virus while visiting Italy.[3]
On 9 March, the fifth case in Bosnia and Herzegovina was confirmed in the town of Zenica,
which was the first confirmed case within the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[18]
On 15 March, the 24th case was confirmed in Domaljevac-Šamac. This patient got the disease in
Germany, unlike all others that could be traced to Italy.[19]
On 16 March, the Republika Srpska Ministry of Health announced the first two recoveries, both
from Banja Luka.[20]