The virus was to be confirmed on the 13 March 2020 when an Italian women in her 20s work in the Caritas Kosova at Klina.
[2] On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, who had initially come to the attention of the WHO on 31 December 2019.
On 13 March, the first two cases were confirmed, a 77-year-old man from Vitina and an Italian woman in her early 20s, who worked in Klina with Caritas Kosova.
[8][9] The Government of Kosovo decided to quarantine and block the entrances and exits of these two cities.
[10] On 14 March, the third case was confirmed, a family member of the 77-year-old from Vitina tested positive for coronavirus.
[12] After the first case emerged in Mališevo, the Prime Minister Albin Kurti decided to quarantine the municipality.
[15] On 16 March, four close family members of the 77-year-old patient from Vitina had been tested positive for coronavirus.
[16] Two additional cases of coronavirus were confirmed that day, a couple who flew from London to Pristina; a male and a female, both 26-years-old from Prizren and Obilić respectively.
A 46-year-old man from the village Janjevo of Lipljan, who had previously flown from Berlin to Pristina eight days prior tested positive for coronavirus.
An 82-year-old man from village Dumnica of Podujevo is the first death from the pandemic, he had contracted the virus through contact with his son and daughter.
[36] While in the evening, two new cases of coronavirus were confirmed, a 25-year-old woman from the village Vrapčič of Gjilan and a 73-year-old woman from village Studime e Ulët of Vučitrn, who had come days before from Norway,[37] marking the first case for this municipality was tested positive with coronavirus.
[39] On 26 March is marked the first recovery case, the son of the first death of coronavirus resulted negative in the second test.
On that day confirmed that seven cases with coronavirus have been cured and five other cases have been infected, infected are two from village Banja of Mališevo, one from Kosovo's capital, Pristina, one from village Smrekonicë of Vučitrn and one quarantined in the quarantine created in the Student Center in Pristina.
[57] On 6 April, two new deaths from coronavirus are confirmed, one from Kosovo's capital, Pristina and one from village Koriša of Prizren.
[59] On 7 April, five new cases are confirmed, five correctional officers and a health worker at the Detention Center in North Mitrovica were tested positive for coronavirus.
[60] A few minutes later, a 65-year-old man from Ferizaj died of cardiac arrest, but also was tested positive with coronavirus.
[61] Another three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed that same day, one in critical condition from Ferizaj, one from Mališevo, one from Kosovo's capital, Pristina, one from Gjilan and one laboratory technician from Gjakova.
[72] On 15 April, one new death case with coronavirus from Suva Reka was confirmed, bringing the total to 9.
All of them are from Ferizaj On 20 April, three new death cases were confirmed, two from North Mitrovica and one from Leposavić, all part of the Serbian community in Kosovo, bringing the total to 15.
[83] On 21 April, three new death cases were confirmed, one from Gjakova, one from Leposavić and one from Zvečan, bringing the total to 18.
[170][171] On 27 June, four new death cases were confirmed, three from Prizren, one from Suva Reka, bringing the total to 48.
[179] On 1 July, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Gjilan, one from Pristina and one from Prizren, bringing the total to 54.
[183][184] On 3 July, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Vučitrn and two others unknown, bringing the total to 58.
Eight new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Kosovo Polje, one from Mitrovica, one from Peć, one from Pristina, one from Vitina, one from Vučitrn and two others unknown, bringing the total to 66.
Nine new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Mitrovica, one from Peć, one from Rahovec, one from Pristina, one from Drenas and four others unknown, bringing the total to 75.
Four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, one from Gjakova, one from Kosovo Polje and one from Podujeva, and another one unknown, bringing the total to 79.
In the evening, Avdullah Hoti the Prime Minister of Kosovo announced that he was infected with COVID-19.
[283] On 18 March, the interior minister, Agim Veliu was sacked due to his support for declaring a state of emergency to handle the pandemic which would have given power to the Kosovo Security Council chaired by President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.
[284] On the night of 25 March, the Kurti cabinet was overthrown by a no-confidence motion initiated in assembly by the ruling partner.
Infected per municipality [287] The countries and international organizations that have sent aid and funds to Government of Kosovo, to help fight the pandemic: