Please find below an update on Albania’s situation with Covid-19, for the week 11.10.2021- 17.10.2021, which AIS / Open Data Albania is providing. Find Data and Charts on Covid-19 updated on a daily basis at https://open.data.al/covid-19/

As per the last public statement, the number of Vaccinated in the country is:

–           Complete vaccination with 2 doses 845 877 Persons
–           Vaccination with the First Dose 970 703 Persons
–           In Percentage, it results that 29.89 % of the Population is Fully Vaccinated.
–           In Percentage, it results that 35.8 % of the Population above 15 years is Fully Vaccinated.
The Albanian state has so far applied Vaccination with AstraZeneca; Pfizer BioNTech; Sinovac CoronaVac; Gamaleya – Sputnik V. (Linked all documents of our Government for Vaccine Administration https://openprocurement.al/en/htender/covid/title/KONTRAKTIME%20VAKSINIM%20COV-2?   )

Indicators as of October 17th, 2021, Infections, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities:

–           New Cases for 11th – 17th October  3 003
–           People Testes 11th – 17th October  21 731
–           Number of Fatalities for last week, 11th – 17th October – 52 (Increase from same week 11th – 17th October of the prior year.)


–           Number of active cases on 17th October 2021 – 6 268
–           Hospitalization 17th October 2021 – 163 (Reduction from same day 17th October of the prior year.)
–           Total Number of Fatalities 2 768
–           Total Number of Infected People 177 971
–           Number of recovered patients (11th – 17th October) 3 796
–           Infected Number / Tested Number for 11th – 17th October – 13.8%  (Increase from prior week)
–           Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 11th – 17th October – 1.73% (Same as prior week)
–           Hospitalized /Active cases as per 17th October 2021 – 2.6% (Increase from prior week)
–           Total Population of Albania 2 829 741.
–           Population above 15 years 2 362 375.

The same week, 11th – 17th October, last year (11th – 17th October 2020) there were: 38 deaths, comparing to that for the same week we have 14 more deaths in 2021. (This year we have an increase from same week prior year)
A total of 1824 new cases and 9666 tests for (11th – 17th October 2020). (This year we have an increase from the same week prior year)


Active on the 17th October were 6533 people (11th – 17th October 2020). (This year we have an increase from the same week prior year)
256 people were hospitalized on the 17th October 2020.  (This year we have a reduction from the same day prior year)
Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 11th – 17th October 2020= 24/1114*100=2.08% (This year we have a reduction from the same week prior year)
We see that there is generally an ascending trend from last year.

In the portal created by AIS https://open.data.al/covid-19/ the data for Covid -19 are being updated daily. You will receive a weekly update on Covid 19, Vaccinations, Infections, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities in the coming weeks.


AIS databases, #Information, #Transparency, and #Accountability
–           Open Procurement Albania all Covid-19 Contracting https://openprocurement.al/sq/htender/covid   
–           Open Data Albania #FollowTheMoney https://ndiqparate.al/en/10789-2/  
–           Open Spending Albania https://spending.data.al/en  
–           Open Corporates Albania https://opencorporates.al/  
StaySafe!!!