The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the peninsula of Crimea was confirmed on 21 March 2020. By the autumn of 2021 in November, Crimea had recorded an official count of 97,496 confirmed cases and 3,010 deaths. After a significant increase in numbers by 3 August 2023, there were a reported 217,695 confirmed cases and 5,431 deaths. The Russian government, which has administered the peninsula since 2014, includes cases in the Republic of Crimea in its count of cases in Russia, while Ukraine, which considers the peninsula a temporarily occupied territory, monitors the situation through the Ministry of Temporarily Occupied Territories.
Prior to the first case being identified, in response to the wider outbreak in Russia, on 17 March 2020, the region was put on high alert and mass events were banned. Additional restrictions were put in place on 1 May 2020, which included mandatory observation for COVID-19 of people entering the peninsula, although it was noted that this was not as evenly applied to people who entered via the Kerch Bridge.
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