Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2021

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This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in January 2021, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.

Case statistics

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Pandemic chronology

1 January

• Malaysia has reported 2,068 new cases, bringing the total to 115,078. There are 2,230 recoveries, bringing the total to 91,171. Three deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 474. There are 23,433 active cases, with 126 in intensive care and 54 on ventilator support
• Singapore has reported 30 new cases (three locally transmitted and 27 imported), bringing the total to 58,629. Ten have been discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 58,459. The death toll remains at 29.
• Ukraine has reported 9,432 new daily cases and 147 new daily deaths, bringing the total number to 1,064,479 and 18,680 respectively; a total of 720,009 patients have recovered.
• The United States of America surpasses 20 million COVID-19 cases.

2 January

• The Canadian Province of Ontario reported a new record high of 3,363.
• Malaysia has reported 2,295 new cases, bringing the total to 117,373. 3,321 new recoveries were reported, bringing the total number of recovered to 94,492. Nine deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 483. There are 22,398 active cases, with 125 in intensive care and 51 on ventilator support.
• Singapore has reported 33 new cases (all imported), bringing the total to 58,662. 17 people have recovered, bringing the total number of recoveries to 58,476. The death toll remains at 29.
• Ukraine has reported 5,038 new daily cases and 51 new daily deaths, bringing the total number to 1,069,517 and 18,731 respectively; a total of 722,615 patients have recovered.
• The United Kingdom reported a new record high of 57,725 confirmed coronavirus cases, the fifth day in a row where daily figures exceeded 50,000.

3 January

• Australia has reported 11 new cases: eight in New South Wales and three in Victoria.
• New Zealand has reported 19 new cases in managed isolation, bringing the total number to 2,181 (1,825 confirmed and 356 probable). Two have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered to 2,084. The death toll remains at 25. There are 72 cases, all in managed isolation.
• Singapore has reported 35 new cases (all imported), bringing the total to 58,697. 11 have been discharged, bringing the total number of recoveries to 58,487. The death toll remains at 29.
• Ukraine has reported 4,576 new daily cases and 123 new daily deaths, bringing the total number to 1,074,093 and 18,854 respectively; a total of 728,865 patients have recovered.
• South Africa surpasses 1 million covid 19 cases

31 January

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Summary

As of 3 January 2021, only the following countries and territories have not reported any cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections:

Africa

• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Asia

• Christmas Island
• Cocos (Keeling) Islands
• North Korea
• Turkmenistan

Europe

• Svalbard

Oceania

• Cook Islands
• Kiribati
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Nauru
• Niue
• Norfolk Island
• Palau
• Pitcairn Islands
• Tokelau
• Tonga
• Tuvalu