Please find below an update on Albania’s situation with Covid-19, for the week 18.10.2021- 24.10.2021, 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 871 496 Persons
–           In Percentage, it results that 30.79 % of the Population is Fully Vaccinated.
–           In Percentage, it results that 36.89 % 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 24th, 2021, Infections, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities:

–           New Cases for 18th – 24th October  3 725
–           People Testes 18th – 24th October  23 955
–           Number of Fatalities for last week, 18th – 24th October – 54 (Increase from same week 18th – 24th October of the prior year.)


–           Number of active cases on 24th October 2021 – 7 032
–           Hospitalization 24th October 2021 – 164 (Reduction from same day 24th October of the prior year.)
–           Total Number of Fatalities 2 874
–           Total Number of Infected People 181 696
–           Number of recovered patients (18th – 24th October) 2 907
–           Infected Number / Tested Number for 18th – 24th October – 15.5%  (Increase from prior week)
–           Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 18th – 24th October – 1.45% (Reduction as prior week)


–           Hospitalized /Active cases as per 24th October 2021 – 2.33% (Reduction from prior week)
–           Total Population of Albania 2 829 741.
–           Population above 15 years 2 362 375.

The same week, 18th – 24th October, last year (18th – 24th October 2020) there were: 23 deaths, comparing to that for the same week we have 31 more deaths in 2021. (This year we have an increase from the same week prior year)


Source: Ministry of Health and Social Protection
Edited by: ODA (2021)

A total of 973 new cases and 5886 tests for (18th – 24th October 2020). (This year we have an increase from the same week prior year)
Active on the 24th October were 5312 people (18th – 24th October 2020). (This year we have an increase from the same week prior year)
186 people were hospitalized on the 24th October 2020.  (This year we have a reduction from the same day prior year)
Fatalities/Infected Ratio for 18th – 24th October 2020= 24/1114*100=2.36% (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.

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–           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!!!