With nearly 140,000 infections worldwide, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak has reached pandemic status.
We’ve rounded up the latest figures on the coronavirus in all post-Soviet countries. Estonia leads the pack with 258 infections, a wide margin over second-place Russia with 147 infections. Nearly all countries have closed schools and discouraged large gatherings in an attempt to prevent the spread of the virus.
The first death recorded was a 51-year old woman in Azerbaijan who had recently returned from a trip to Iran, followed by two fatalities in Ukraine.
We will continue to update the list as the numbers change.
Estonia
Number of infections: 258
Number of deaths: 0
Russia
Number of infections: 147
Number of deaths: 0
Georgia
Number of total infections: 33
Number of deaths: 0
Latvia
Number of infections: 71
Number of deaths: 0
Armenia
Number of infections: 52
Number of deaths: 0
Belarus
Number of infections: 51
Number of deaths: 0
Azerbaijan
Number of infections: 34
Number of deaths: 1
Moldova
Number of infections: 36
Number of deaths: 0
Lituania
Number of infections: 34
Number of deaths: 0
Kazakhstan
Number of total infections: 37
Number of deaths: 0
Ukraine
Number of infections: 16
Number of deaths: 2
Uzbekistan
Number of infections: 23
Number of deaths: 0
Kyrgyzstan
Number of infections: 3
Number of deaths: 0
No infections have been reported in Turkmenistan or Tajikistan.
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