COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands
The COVID-19 pandemic in Cayman Islands is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands in March 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Cayman Islands |
Arrival date | 12 March 2020 (5 months and 4 days) |
Confirmed cases | 203[1] |
Recovered | 202[1] |
Deaths | 1[1] |
Government website | |
https://www.exploregov.ky/coronavirus |
Background
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, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[2][3]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4] From 19 March, Public Health England no longer classified COVID-19 as a "High consequence infectious disease".[5]
Timeline
On 26 February Mexican authorities granted permission for a cruise ship registered in Malta to dock in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, because the ship was carrying a passenger presumed to be infected with the coronavirus. The ship was previously denied access to ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[7] Two cases of flu were found.[8]
On 12 March, a 68-year-old Italian man in critical condition, who was transferred from the cruise ship Costa Luminosa to a hospital in the Cayman Islands on 2020.02.29 due to heart issues, was announced as the first confirmed coronavirus case.[9][10][11][12] His death was announced two days later.[11]
See also
COVID-19 In The Cayman Islands: https://www.exploregov.ky/coronavirus
References
- "Cayman Islands COVID-19 Dashboard" (PDF). Cayman Islands Government. 4 May 2020.
- Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- MSC Meraviglia cruise ship to dock in Cozumel, Mexico despite coronavirus fears (in English) El Universal (English), 26 Feb 2020
- Mexico: No Coronavirus on MSC Meraviglia The Maritime Executive, 29 Feb 2020
- Moore, Brooke. "First Case of COVID-19 in Cayman Islands Confirmed".
- Charles, Jacqueline (14 March 2020). "Cayman records first COVID-19 death. Italian man was on same cruise as Puerto Rico couple". miamiherald. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- Moore, Brooke. "Government Statement on Passing of COVID-19 Patient". Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "First case of COVID-19 confirmed in the Cayman Islands". looptt.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.