COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino

The COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino was a part of the ongoing 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 San Marino in February 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in San Marino
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	San Marino
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	27 February 2020 (5 years, 5 months and 3 weeks)
Date	As of 25 June 2021[update][1]
Confirmed cases	20,552[2] (total)
Active cases	201[2] (in quarantine or isolation)
Hospitalized cases	Unknown (active)
Critical cases	4 (active)
Recovered	20,351[2] (total)
Deaths	118[2] (total)
Fatality rate	2.06%
Government website
www.iss.sm

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]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,^[8][9] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.^[10][8]

Timeline

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Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-02-27
2020-02-28
2020-02-29
2020-03-01
2020-03-02				1(n.a.)
2020-03-03				1
2020-03-04				1
2020-03-05				1
2020-03-06				1
2020-03-07				1
2020-03-08				1
2020-03-09				2(+100%)
2020-03-10				2
2020-03-11				3(+50%)
2020-03-12				5(+67%)
2020-03-13				5
2020-03-14				5
2020-03-15				7(+40%)
2020-03-16				9(+29%)
2020-03-17				11(+22%)
2020-03-18				14(+27%)
2020-03-19				14
2020-03-20				14
2020-03-21				20(+43%)
2020-03-22				20
2020-03-23				20
2020-03-24				21(+5%)
2020-03-25				21
2020-03-26				21
2020-03-27				21
2020-03-28				22(+4.8%)
2020-03-29				24(+9.1%)
2020-03-30				25(+4.2%)
2020-03-31				26(+4%)
2020-04-01				28(+8%)
2020-04-02				30(+7.1%)
2020-04-03				32(+6.7%)
2020-04-04				32
2020-04-05				32
2020-04-06				32
2020-04-07				34(+6.3%)
2020-04-08				34
2020-04-09				34
2020-04-10				34
2020-04-11				35(+2.9%)
2020-04-12				35
2020-04-13				36(+2.9%)
2020-04-14				36
2020-04-15				36
2020-04-16				38(+5.6%)
2020-04-17				39(+2.6%)
2020-04-18				39
2020-04-19				39
2020-04-20				39
2020-04-21				40(+2.6%)
2020-04-22				40
2020-04-23				40
2020-04-24				40
2020-04-25				40
2020-04-26				41(+2.5%)
2020-04-27				41
2020-04-28				41
2020-04-29				41
2020-04-30				41
2020-05-01				41
2020-05-02				41
2020-05-03				41
2020-05-04				41
2020-05-05				41
2020-05-06				41
2020-05-07				41
2020-05-08				41
2020-05-09				41
2020-05-10				41
2020-05-11				41
2020-05-12				41
2020-05-13				41
2020-05-14				41
2020-05-15				41
2020-05-16				41
2020-05-17				41
2020-05-18				41
2020-05-19				41
2020-05-20				41
2020-05-21				41
2020-05-22				41
2020-05-23				42(+2.4%)
2020-05-24				42
2020-05-25				42
2020-05-26				42
2020-05-27				42
2020-05-28				42
2020-05-29				42
2020-05-30				42
2020-05-31		class=bb-b
2020-06-01				42
2020-06-02				42
2020-06-03				42
2020-06-04				42
2020-06-05				42
2020-06-06				42
2020-06-07				42
2020-06-08				42
2020-06-09				42
2020-06-10				42
2020-06-11				42
2020-06-12				42
2020-06-13				42
2020-06-14				42
2020-06-15				42
2020-06-16				42
2020-06-17				42
2020-06-18				42
2020-06-19				42(=)
2020-06-20				42(=)
2020-06-21				42(=)
2020-06-22				42(=)
2020-06-23				42(=)
2020-06-24				42(=)
2020-06-25				42(=)
2020-06-26				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-07-09				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-07-24				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-07-31				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-08-12				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-08-17				42(=)
2020-08-18				42(=)
2020-08-19				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-08-25				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-08-31				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-09-05				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-09-09				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-09-15				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-09-18				42(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-09-24				42(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-09-30				42(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-10-08				42(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-10-15				42(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-10-19				42(n.a.)
2020-10-20				42(=)
2020-10-21				42(=)
2020-10-22				42(=)
2020-10-23				42(=)
2020-10-24				42(=)
2020-10-25				42(=)
2020-10-26				42(=)
2020-10-27				42(=)
2020-10-28				42(=)
2020-10-29				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-11-03				42(=)
2020-11-04				42(=)
2020-11-05				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-11-09				42(=)
2020-11-10				42(=)
2020-11-11				42(=)
2020-11-12				42(=)
2020-11-13				42(=)
⋮				42(=)
2020-11-16				42(=)
2020-11-17				42(=)
2020-11-18				43(+2.4%)
2020-11-19				43(=)
2020-11-20				43(=)
⋮				43(=)
2020-11-23				44(+2.3%)
2020-11-24				44(=)
2020-11-25				44(=)
2020-11-26				44(=)
2020-11-27				44(=)
2020-11-28				45(+2.3%)
2020-11-29				45(=)
2020-11-30				46(+2.2%)
2020-12-01				46(=)
2020-12-02				46(=)
2020-12-03				46(=)
2020-12-04				47(+2.2%)
2020-12-05				48(+2.1%)
2020-12-06				48(=)
2020-12-07				48(=)
2020-12-08		class=bb-b
2020-12-09				49(n.a.)
2020-12-10				49(=)
2020-12-11				50(+2%)
2020-12-12				51(+2%)
2020-12-13				51(=)
2020-12-14				51(=)
2020-12-15				52(+2%)
2020-12-16				54(+3.8%)
2020-12-17				54(=)
2020-12-18				55(+1.9%)
2020-12-19				55(=)
2020-12-20				55(=)
2020-12-21				55(=)
2020-12-22				56(+1.8%)
2020-12-23				56(=)
2020-12-24				56(=)
⋮				56(=)
2020-12-28				57(+1.8%)
2020-12-29				59(+3.5%)
2020-12-30				59(=)
2020-12-31				59(=)
⋮				59(=)
2021-01-04				62(+5.1%)
2021-01-05				62(=)
2021-01-06				62(=)
2021-01-07				64(+3.2%)
2021-01-08				64(=)
⋮				64(=)
2021-01-11				64(=)
2021-01-12				65(+1.6%)
2021-01-13				65(=)
2021-01-14				65(=)
2021-01-15				65(=)
2021-01-16				65(=)
2021-01-17				65(=)
2021-01-18				65(=)
2021-01-19				65(=)
2021-01-20				65(=)
2021-01-21				65(=)
2021-01-22				65(=)
2021-01-23				65(=)
2021-01-24				65(=)
2021-01-25				65(=)
2021-01-26				65(=)
2021-01-27				65(=)
2021-01-28				65(=)
2021-01-29				65(=)
2021-01-30				65(=)
2021-01-31				67(+3.1%)
2021-02-01				67(=)
2021-02-02				67(=)
2021-02-03				68(+1.5%)
2021-02-04				68(=)
2021-02-05				68(=)
2021-02-06				69(+1.5%)
2021-02-07				69(=)
2021-02-08				69(=)
2021-02-09				71(+2.9%)
2021-02-10				71(=)
2021-02-11				72(+1.4%)
2021-02-12				72(=)
⋮				72(=)
2021-02-15				72(=)
2021-02-16				72(=)
2021-02-17				72(=)
2021-02-18				72(=)
2021-02-19				72(=)
2021-02-20				72(=)
2021-02-21				72(=)
2021-02-22				72(=)
2021-02-23				73(+1.4%)
2021-02-24				73(=)
2021-02-25				73(=)
2021-02-26				73(=)
2021-02-27				74(+1.4%)
2021-02-28				74(=)
2021-03-01				74(=)
2021-03-02				74(=)
2021-03-03				75(+1.4%)
2021-03-04				75(=)
2021-03-05				76(+1.3%)
2021-03-06				76(=)
2021-03-07				76(=)
2021-03-08				76(=)
2021-03-09				77(+1.3%)
2021-03-10				77(=)
2021-03-11				77(=)
2021-03-12				77(=)
2021-03-13				77(=)
2021-03-14				77(=)
2021-03-15				77(=)
2021-03-16				77(=)
2021-03-17				77(=)
2021-03-18				78(+1.3%)
2021-03-19				79(+1.3%)
2021-03-20				79(=)
2021-03-21				79(=)
2021-03-22				79(=)
2021-03-23				80(+1.3%)
2021-03-24				82(+2.5%)
2021-03-25				82(=)
2021-03-26				84(+2.4%)
2021-03-27				84(=)
2021-03-28				84(=)
2021-03-29				84(=)
2021-03-30				84(=)
2021-03-31				84(=)
2021-04-01				84(=)
2021-04-02				84(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-04-06				85(n.a.)
2021-04-07				85(=)
2021-04-08				85(=)
2021-04-09				85(=)
2021-04-10				85(=)
2021-04-11				85(=)
2021-04-12				86(+1.2%)
2021-04-13				86(=)
2021-04-14				86(=)
2021-04-15				86(=)
2021-04-16				87(+1.2%)
2021-04-17				87(=)
2021-04-18				87(=)
2021-04-19				88(+1.1%)
2021-04-20				88(=)
2021-04-21				88(=)
2021-04-22				88(=)
2021-04-23				89(+1.1%)
⋮				89(=)
2021-04-26				90(+1.1%)
2021-04-27				90(=)
2021-04-28				90(=)
2021-04-29				90(=)
2021-04-30				90(=)
⋮				90(=)
2021-05-03				90(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-05-10				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-05-17				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-05-24				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-05-31				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-06-07				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-06-14				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-06-21				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-06-28				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-07-05				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-07-12				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-07-19				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-07-26				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-08-02				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-08-09				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-08-12				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-08-16				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-08-23				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-08-30				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-09-06				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-09-13				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-09-20				90(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-09-27				91(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-10-04				91(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-10-11				91(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-10-18				91(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-10-25				92(n.a.)
2021-10-26		class=bb-b
2021-10-27				92(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-11-03				92(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-11-08				92(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-11-15				92(n.a.)
2021-11-16		class=bb-b
2021-11-17				92(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-11-22				93(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-11-26				93(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-11-29				93(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-03				93(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-06				94(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-10				94(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-13				94(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-16				94(n.a.)
2021-12-17				95(+1.1%)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-20				96(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-24				98(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-27				98(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-12-31				100(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-03				102(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-07				103(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-10				103(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-14				103(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-17				103(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-21				107(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-24				108(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-01-31				109(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-02-07				109(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-02-14				110(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-02-21				112(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-02-28				112(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-03-07				112(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-03-14				112(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-03-21				112(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-03-28				113(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-04-11				114(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-04-19				114(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-05-02				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-05-09				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-05-23				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-05-30				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-06-20				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-06-27				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-07-04				115(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-07-11				116(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-07-18				117(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-07-25				118(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2022-08-01				118(n.a.)
Sources: Press Office of Social Security Institute of San Marino (acronym ISS) provides daily update here and 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

Confirmed deaths per day

See also

• Healthcare in San Marino
• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
• COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
• COVID-19 pandemic in Italy