| COVID-19 pandemic in Asturias | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Asturias, Spain |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China[1][2] |
| Index case | Gijón |
| Arrival date | 29 February 2020 (4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 41,983 |
| Hospitalized cases | 698 (currently) |
Deaths | 1,683 |
| Government website | |
| https://coronavirus.asturias.es | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Asturias was part of the Spanish outbreak of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
As of 17 February 2021, there were 41,983 cases with 1,683 deaths in Asturias according to authorities.
The peak of the pandemic's first wave arrived on 16 April, with 1,405 active cases, and on 27 June, Asturias was the first Spanish autonomous community to be declared COVID-free region, with only 45 active cases and after accumulating 14 days without any new positive cases reported.[3] However, on 7 July and 25 days after, a positive case was detected in Oviedo.[4]
- ^ "Q&A on coronaviruses (COVID-19)". www.who.int. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
The outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
- ^ Sheikh, Knvul; Rabin, Roni Caryn (10 March 2020). "The Coronavirus: What Scientists Have Learned So Far". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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COVID Freewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Asturias registra su primer caso de coronavirus en 25 días: un asturiano que fue de vacaciones a Barcelona da positivo" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 7 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.