This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, in December 2021. The first human cases of COVID-19 were identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
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Countries and territories that confirmed their first cases during December 2021:
Date | Country or territory |
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3 December 2021 | Cook Islands[18] |
30 December 2021 | Norfolk Island[176] |
By the end of December, only the following countries and territories have not reported any cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections:
Asia
Oceania