UZBEKISTAN COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT 3 JUNE 2021 (DATA AS AT 11PM, PREVIOUS DAY)

This Sitrep outlines current information on the COVID-19 outbreak in , and summarizes international partners’ support to the national response effort.

Total Cases: 100,997

Total Recovered: 96,569

Total Deaths: 693

Daily new cases: 271

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HIGHLIGHTS • 1.3 million people have been vaccinated in Uzbekistan

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATE Cumulative cases by regions as of 2 June 2021: City: 58,999 (+124) Syrdarya: 1,582 (+5) Tashkent region: 18,992 (+37) Surkhandarya: 1,311 (+2) : 5,008 (+40) : 1,279 (+24) : 3,021 (+5) Khorezm: 1,261 (+7) : 2,641 (+6) Karakalpakstan: 1,228 (+9) Kashkadarya: 1,848 (+1) : 1,174 (+5) : 1,817 (+4) : 836 (+2)

This chart shows the daily increase in confirmed new cases, as

well as a 5-day moving average which helps smooth out the ‘noise’ from short-term fluctuations by averaging the data from the last five days reported.

This map visualizes data as of 2 June 2021.

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Epidemiological update (cont’d): New cases by region people have already been vaccinated (podrobno.uz). • 27 May: +236. Tashkent City +127; Tashkent region • Russia and Uzbekistan have agreed to start the +48; Samarkand +25; Karakalpakstan +6; Khorezm +6; production of Sputnik V vaccine in Uzbekistan, with Andijan +5; Namangan +5; Jizzakh +4; Bukhara +2; the production site already identified (kun.uz). Navoiy +2; Syrdarya +2; Surkhandarya +2; Fergana +2. • Uzbekistan will borrow $200 million from ADB and • 28 May: +264. Tashkent City +105; Samarkand +49; AIIB for COVID-19 response according to the Tashkent region +43; Fergana +14; Karakalpakstan +9; resolution «On measures to implement the project Kashkadarya +9; Jizzakh +8; Andijan +6; Surkhandarya “Taking urgent measures to counter COVID-19 in the +5; Namangan +4; Syrdarya +4; Khorezm +4; Bukhara Republic of Uzbekistan"». The project aims to create +2; Navoiy +2. seven institutions of the National Reference • 29 May: +280. Tashkent City +127; Tashkent region Laboratory that meet international standards, +46; Samarkand +40; Fergana +13; Khorezm +11; improve qualification of more than 17 thousand Karakalpakstan +9; Jizzakh +9; Namangan +5; Syrdarya employees of the Sanitary and Epidemiological +5; Andijan +4; Kashkadarya +4; Surkhandarya +3; Service, and strengthen the material and technical Bukhara +2; Navoiy +2. base of ambulance services (kun.uz). • 30 May: +211. Tashkent City +85; Tashkent region +65; • The Ministry of Health confirmed that citizens who Samarkand +24; Jizzakh +8; Karakalpakstan +6; have been offered to be vaccinated can choose the Syrdarya +6; Andijan +5; Bukhara +4; Fergana +4; type of vaccine among those available at the Namangan +3; Surkhandarya +1. vaccination center. Currently, 3 types of COVID-19 vaccine—AstraZeneca, Sputnik V and ZF-UZ-VAC—are • 31 May: +160. Tashkent City +66; Tashkent region +23; available in the country. Overall the vaccine stock in Samarkand +22; Fergana +18; Kashkadarya +10; Uzbekistan reached 4.33 million doses, of which more Andijan +5; Khorezm +4; Syrdarya +3; Surkhandarya that 2 million have already been used (podrobno.uz +3; Namangan +2; Karakalpakstan +1. and Ministry of Health). • 1 June: +231. Tashkent City +102; Tashkent region +50; Samarkand +42; Karakalpakstan +6; Kashkadarya +5; HEALTH RESPONSE Fergana +5; Andijan +4; Jizzakh +4; Bukhara +3; Health Procurement Surkhandarya +3; Khorezm +3; Syrdarya +2; Navoiy +1; • UNICEF and UNFPA, through their project Namangan +1. “Improvement of Quality in Perinatal Care Service to • 2 June: +271. Tashkent City +124; Samarkand +40; Most Vulnerable Mothers and Newborns”, provided Tashkent region +37; Fergana +24; Karakalpakstan +9; 300 pieces of life saving equipment worth USD 1 Khorezm +7; Andijan +6; Jizzakh +5; Namangan +5; million to intensive care units and operating rooms in Syrdarya +5; Bukhara +4; Navoiy +2; Surkhandarya +2; Karakalpakstan. This project is funded through the UN Kashkadarya +1. Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund the Aral Sea (MoH on coronavirus.uz and via Public Relations Dept). region, which is generously supported by the Governments of Uzbekistan, Norway, Finland, the

Republic of Korea, and the European Union. Latest National COVID-19 Response News Health Capacity-Building • As of 2 June, 3415 patients are being treated in medical facilities (MoH on coronavirus.uz and via Public • WHO Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) mission Relations Dept). will be conducted in Uzbekistan on 21-25 June. International consultants will be working with the • Journalists, students studying abroad, writers and Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health other persons will be vaccinated starting 31 May. Services of Uzbekistan. Five designated influenza/ COVID-19 vaccination campaign was launched in SARS-CoV-2 sentinel surveillance sites will be visited Uzbekistan on 1 April and more than 1.3 million for the assessment and data monitoring purposes.

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