UZBEKISTAN COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT 17 JUNE 2021 (DATA AS AT 11PM, PREVIOUS DAY) This Sitrep outlines current information on the COVID-19 outbreak in Uzbekistan, and summarizes international partners’ support to the national Total Cases: 104,834 Total Recovered: 100,623 Total Deaths: 713 Daily new cases: 371 Global Info: Text “Hi” to +41 79 893 18 92 (WhatsApp) for the latest WHO global updates and statistics. National Hotline: 1003 / 103 HIGHLIGHTS • Public Health Emergency Operations Center (POCHES) opened at the Ministry of Health on 16 June. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UPDATE Cumulative cases by regions for the period of 10-16 June: Tashkent City: 60,885 (+1053) Syrdarya: 1,636 (+24) Tashkent region: 19,483 (+271) Surkhandarya: 1,529 (+192) Samarkand: 5,310 (+158) Fergana: 1,415 (+99) Namangan: 3,093 (+39) Khorezm: 1,324 (+33) Andijan: 2,718 (+40) Jizzakh: 1,313 (+104) Kashkadarya: 2,042 (+113) Karakalpakstan: 1,295 (+32) Bukhara: 1,919 (+53) Navoiy: 872 (+18) 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 16 June 2021. SITREP CONTACT: To subscribe to or unsubscribe from this Sitrep, UN Office of the Resident Coordinator please click here. Liya Khalikova ([email protected]) UZBEKISTAN COVID-19 RESPONSE Situation Report | 17 June 2021 Epidemiological update (cont’d): New cases by region (POCHES) was opened at the Ministry of Health on 16 • 10 June: +287. Tashkent City +132; Tashkent region June. The Сenter will work on strengthening the +39; Samarkand +28; Surkhandarya +20; Kashkadarya capacity to prevent, detect and respond to public health +17; Jizzakh +15; Fergana +9; Andijan +6; Namangan risks and public health emergencies, and was created +5; Khorezm +5; Navoiy +4; Bukhara +4; Syrdarya +2; with the support of the US Centers for Disease Control Karakalpakstan +1. and Prevention (CDC) in collaboration with Integral Global Health (IGH) and the American Civilian Research • 11 June: +314. Tashkent City +172; Tashkent region and Development Foundation (CRDF) (gazeta.uz). +42; Samarkand +21; Fergana +17; Kashkadarya 11; Jizzakh +10; Surkhandarya +9; Bukhara +6; • Government of Uzbekistan provided COVID-19 Karakalpakstan +5; Andijan +5; Namangan +5; humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and handed Syrdarya +4; Khorezm +4; Navoiy +3. over 1,000 oxygen concentrators during an official ceremony in Balkh province on 11 June (Ministry of • 12 June: +304. Tashkent City +127; Tashkent region Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan). +59; Samarkand +29; Kashkadarya +19; Surkhandarya +18; Jizzakh +13; Fergana +12; Namangan +7; Andijan +6; Bukhara +4; Navoiy +3; Syrdarya +3; Khorezm +3; HEALTH RESPONSE Karakalpakstan +1. Health Capacity-Building • 13 June: +303. Tashkent City +130; Tashkent region • On 16 June WHO Headquarters conducted a webinar +44; Surkhandarya +32; Kashkadarya +24; Fergana on “Sequencing protocols for SARS-CoV-2” for WHO +20; Jizzakh +14; Samarkand +11; Bukhara +9; Andijan and external laboratory stakeholders. Dr Joshua +6; Namangan +6; Khorezm +4; Syrdarya +2; Navoiy Quick (ARTIC network and University of Birmingham, +1. UK) and Dr Meriem Bekliz (University of Geneva, • 14 June: +300. Tashkent City +149; Surkhandarya +50; Switzerland) have shared their experience with Kashkadarya +24; Fergana +16; Jizzakh +15; Khorezm participants. +8; Tashkent region +7; Karakalpakstan +6; Andijan +6; Samarkand +5; Bukhara +4; Namangan +4; Navoiy +3; Syrdarya +3. • 15 June: +350. Tashkent City +173; Tashkent region +41; Surkhandarya +36; Samarkand +24; Jizzakh +16; Karakalpakstan +14; Bukhara +11; Kashkadarya +8; Namangan +7; Fergana +6; Khorezm +6; Syrdarya +4; Andijan +3; Navoiy +1. • 16 June: +243. Tashkent City +170; Samarkand +40; Tashkent region +39; Surkhandarya +27; Jizzakh +21; Fergana +19; Bukhara +15; Kashkadarya +10; Andijan +8; Syrdarya +6; Karakalpakstan +5; Namangan +5; Navoiy +3; Khorezm +3. (MoH on coronavirus.uz and via Public Relations Dept). Latest National COVID-19 Response News • As of 16 June, 3498 patients are being treated in medical institutions (MoH on coronavirus.uz and via Public Relations Dept). • The Public Health Emergency Operations Center 2 .