positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,971. 46 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,189. on 8 october, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 641. 79 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,050. 61 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,250. on 9 october, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 645. 80 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,130. 32 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,282. on 10 october, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 647. 49 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,179. 53 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,335. on 11 october, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 648. 68 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,247. 33 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,368. on 12 october, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 649. 98 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,345. 37 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,405. on 13 october, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 650. 80 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,425. 55 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,460. on 14 october, 77 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,502. 59 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,519. on 15 october, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 652. 104 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,606. 42 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,561. on 16 october, 148 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,754. 56 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,617. on 17 october, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 653. 137 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 16,891. 49 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,666. on 18 october, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 656. 118 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,009. 50 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,716. on 19 october, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 657. 130 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,139. 71 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,787. on 20 october, 124 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,263. 49 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,836. on 21 october, 159 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,422. 58 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,894. on 22 october, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 659. 169 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,591. 85 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 14,979. on 23 october, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 661. 166 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,757. 55 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,034. on 24 october, two new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 663. 186 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 17,943. 54 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,088. on 25 october, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 666. 205 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,148. 62 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,150. on 26 october, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 669. 197 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,345. 48 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,198. on 27 october, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 673. 281 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,626. 97 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,295. on 28 october, one new death case with coronavirus was confirmed, bringing the total to 674. 284 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 18,910. 72 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,367. on 29 october, four new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 678. 418 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 19,328. 67 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,434. on 30 october, three new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 681. 514 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 19,842. 86 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,520. on 31 october, seven new death cases with coronavirus were confirmed, bringing the total to 688. 337 new positive cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 20,179. 91 recoveries were confirmed, bringing the total to 15,611. impact on politics 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. on the night of 25 march, the kurti cabinet was overthrown by a no-confidence motion initiated in assembly by the ruling partner. statistics as of 26 december 2020, a total of 178,390 people have been tested in kosovo for covid-19. the following depicts the growth of the coronavirus cases in kosovo since 13 march 2020 to 26 december 2020. cumulative cases, recoveries and deaths total confirmed cases total recovered cases total deaths number of new cases per day total number of deaths number of deaths per day active cases per day total number of recoveries number of recoveries per day hospitalized cases per day intubated icu hospital care tests per day daily test positivity ratio number of daily tests and positive cases number tested per day positive per day number of cases by districts number of deaths by districts number of confirmed cases on a logarithmic scale number of confirmed cases on a logarithmic scale infected per municipality infected per municipality municipality cases deaths recoveries active prishtina 31,016 263 26,839 3,914 gjilan 4,342 107 3,611 818 prizren 3,763 199 2,967 397 fushë kosovë 3,654 46 2,950 658 pejë 3,653 95 2,908 650 mitrovica 3,556 85 2,933 538 podujevë 3,489 54 2,4852 583 ferizaj 3,479 104 3,075 300 gjakovë 3,390 117 2,753 520 vushtrri 2,690 71 2,013 506 lipjan 2,285 33 1,936 316 gllogoc 1,423 48 1,256 109 viti 1,347 51 1,137 159 suharekë 1,306 71 1,007 228 obiliq 1,287 24 1,005 258 kamenica 1,043 43 693 307 skenderaj 1,008 29 866 113 rahovec 914 61 613 240 deçan 897 25 743 129 malishevë 894 47 731 116 klina 837 35 679 123 shtime 659 21 575 63 istog 645 30 528 87 kaçanik 459 15 400 44 dragash 354 33 258 63 graçanica 174 1 126 47 novobërda 111 1 73 37 hani i elezit 93 2 85 5 junik 91 2 72 17 mamushë 63 6 48 9 zubin potok 58 2 54 2 kllokot 57 0 48 9 mitrovica veriore 49 3 45 1 zveçan 34 1 32 1 shtërpcë 31 2 25 4 leposaviq 26 4 21 1 ranilug 8 0 7 1 partesh 4 0 4 0 total 79,089 1,731 65,979 11,379 as of 17 march 2021 international aid the countries and international organizations that have sent aid and funds to government of kosovo, to help fight the pandemic: austria on 29 may, has donated 250,000 euros aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. czech republic on 16 december, has donated 193,000 euros aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic european union on 25 march, has donated 68 million euros aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. germany has donated 6,000 coronavirus tests. hungary has donated protective equipment. italy has donated protective equipment. japan on 26 may, has donated 718,000 dollars aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. jordan on 2 july, has donated 24 tons of medical aid. luxembourg has donated 5,000 coronavirus tests. malaysia on 15 august, have donated 1 million masks and 30,000 gloves. netherlands on 3 december, have donated 250,000 euros aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. norway on 6 april, have donated 450,000 euros aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. poland has donated 50,000 masks. qatar has donated 6,500 coronavirus tests and respirators. serbia government of serbia donated 1,000 coronavirus test kits to the public health institute of kosovo, as part of the region's co-operation with kosovo in the fight against covid-19. switzerland on 3 april, has donated 500,000 swiss francs aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. turkey has donated protective masks, protective suits, and 1,000 covid-19 testing kits. undp has donated 3,000 coronavirus test kits. unicef has donated 1.5 tons of medical aid. united states on 27 march, has donated 1.1 million euros aimed at expanding the capacity and improving the capabilities of combating the covid-19 pandemic. albanian donations albanian diaspora have donated 12,000 coronavirus test kits. international aid that kosovo sent serbia: on 29 april, kosovo donated €500,000 to the municipalities of preševo, medveđa and bujanovac.