COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia

The COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Estonia when the first case was confirmed in Tallinn on 27 February 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Estonia
COVID-19 cases in Estonia per 10,000 inhabitants as of 16 June 2021   Confirmed > 400 to 600 per 10,000   Confirmed > 600 to 800 per 10,000   Confirmed > 800 to 1000 per 10,000   Confirmed > 1000 to 1200 per 10,000   Confirmed > 1200 to 1400 per 10,000
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Estonia
Index case	Tallinn
Arrival date	27 February 2020 (4 years, 1 month and 3 days)
Confirmed cases	125,337
Recovered	116,024
Deaths	1204

By 11 March, 15 people in Estonia had been diagnosed with the virus, all of them had been infected outside the country, mostly in Northern Italy. On 12 March, the first cases of locally transmitted infections emerged, and on 13 March, the Estonian government declared a state of emergency until 1 May 2020. That emergency situation was extended to May 17. As a result, all the schools and universities were closed, and all public gatherings banned, including sports and cultural events.

As of 1 September, the total number of confirmed cases in the country was 2,395 of which 2,112 had recovered and 64 had died. As of 1 October, the total number of confirmed cases in the country was 3,450 of which 2,643 had recovered and 65 had died.

By the end of 2020, the total number of confirmed cases was 27,990 of which 18,326 had recovered and 229 had died.