2020 coronavirus pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador

Last updated

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
Location COVID-19
Arrival date14 March 2020 [1]
Confirmed cases259
Active cases25
Hospitalized cases4
Critical cases1
Recovered231
Deaths
3
Official website
https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Newfoundland and Labrador is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

Contents

Timeline

March 2020

On March 14, a presumptive case was announced in the province. [1]

On March 24, a woman was arrested in Corner Brook for violating public health emergency orders by refusing to stay at home after she returned from a trip outside the province. [2]

By March 25, the number of cases had risen to 67, 44 of them associated with an outbreak at a funeral home, which occurred between March 15 and 17. [3] [4]

April 2020

As of April 24, 2020, there have been 256 cases confirmed in Newfoundland and Labrador, with 207 recoveries and 3 deaths. As of that date, 7,134 people have been tested in total. [5]

By April 30, 2020, there were 258 total cases, with 0 new cases, 225 recoveries, 4 hospitalizations with 2 in critical condition, and 3 deaths. [6]

May 2020

Related Research Articles

2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United Arab Emirates Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the United Arab Emirates

The first confirmed case of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United Arab Emirates was announced on 29 January 2020. It was the first country in the Middle East to report a confirmed case. The first patient, a 73-year-old Chinese woman, was released on 9 February after recovering. The first two deaths were confirmed on March 20. On 22 March, Dubai started an 11-day sterilisation campaign as an effort to contain the coronavirus. Night curfew was imposed 4 days later while the country began disinfection. School closure was first announced on March 8 for 4 weeks. 3 weeks later, it was announced that school will be closed until the end of the academic year.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Canada Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Canada

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Canada is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The disease was confirmed to have reached Canada on January 27, 2020, after a man who had returned to Toronto from Wuhan, Hubei, China, tested positive. As of May 3, 2020, there have been over 59,400 confirmed cases, 24,908 recoveries and 3,682 deaths in the country. The Government of Canada has released modelling anticipating 11,000–22,000 deaths over the course of the pandemic, assuming "stronger epidemic control".

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Iraq Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Iraq

The ongoing worldwide pandemic was first confirmed to have spread to Iraq in February 2020. Cases have been confirmed in all 19 Iraqi Governorates as of the 27 March, with the Iraqi Kurdistan region accounting for 309 (26%) of those cases as of 8 April. During the pandemic, Iraq reported its first confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infections on 22 February 2020 in Najaf. By April, the number of confirmed cases had exceeded the hundred mark in Baghdad, Basra, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil and Najaf.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Morocco Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Morocco

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Morocco on 2 March 2020, when the first case COVID-19 case was confirmed in Casablanca. It involved a Moroccan expatriate residing in Italy who arrived from Italy on 27 February 2020. A second case was confirmed by the end of that same day involving an 89-year-old woman Moroccan residing in Italy who had returned to Morocco on 25 February 2020 from the Italian city of Bologna.

During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the first COVID-19 case in Malta was an Italian 12-year-old girl on 7 March 2020. The girl and her family were in isolation, as required by those following the Maltese health authority's guidelines who were in Italy or other highly infected countries. Later, both her parents were found positive as well. As of 1 May 2020, Malta has reported 477 confirmed cases, 392 recoveries and 4 deaths; 81 cases remain active.

The first case of the COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Qatar was confirmed on 27 February 2020. As of May 2, Qatar has the 2nd highest number of confirmed cases in the Arab World at 14,872. The total recoveries stand at 1,534, with 12 deaths.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Afghanistan Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Afghanistan

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Afghanistan when its index case, in Herat, was confirmed on 24 February 2020.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ghana Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Ghana

The 2020 coronavirus Pandemic in Ghana is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first two cases of COVID-19 in Ghana during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic was confirmed on 12 March 2020, when two people returned from Norway and Turkey.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Illinois Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Illinois, United States

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Illinois is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It began in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 24, 2020, when a woman in Chicago, who had just returned from the pandemic's place of origin in Wuhan, China, tested positive for the virus. This was the second case of COVID-19 in the United States during the pandemic. The woman's husband was diagnosed with the disease a few days later, the first known case of human-to-human transmission in the United States. Community transmission was not suspected until March 8, when a case with no connection to other cases or recent travel was confirmed. As of May 3, there were 61,499 diagnosed cases in the state and 2,618 deaths. As of early-May 2020, the State of Illinois has not released data for recoveries other than the first two initial recovered cases in February.

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Missouri in March 2020. As of April 27, 2020, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has confirmed 7,171 cases and 288 deaths in the state.

This article documents the impacts of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in Botswana, and may not include all the contemporary major responses and measures.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Ontario is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first identified case of COVID-19 in Canada during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic occurred in the Canadian province of Ontario after it arrived on January 22, 2020, when a man returned to Toronto from travel in China, including Wuhan; the case was announced on January 25. The government announced on March 17 that Ontario had "some evidence of community transmission" of COVID-19.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in British Columbia is an ongoing 2019–20 worldwide viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). On January 28, British Columbia became the second province to confirm a case of COVID-19 in Canada. The first case of infection was reported on January 28, where the patient had recently returned from Wuhan, Hubei province, China. The first case of community transmission in Canada was confirmed in British Columbia on March 5. As of May 2, 2020, the BC Centre for Disease Control has announced 2,171 confirmed cases, 1,376 recoveries, and 114 deaths. As of April 29, 2020, 86,624 people have been tested for the virus in British Columbia.

This article documents the timeline of COVID-19 in Afghanistan.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Manitoba is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of May 2, 2020, 26,169 tests have been conducted in the Canadian province of Manitoba, with 280 confirmed cases of the disease, and 6 deaths.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Nova Scotia is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of April 26, 2020, the Canadian province of Nova Scotia has the fifth-most cases of COVID-19 in Canada during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic. As of May 1, 2020, there have been 959 confirmed cases, 592 recoveries, 29 deaths, and 28,883 negative tests.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Prince Edward Island is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island has the tenth-most number of cases of COVID-19 in Canada.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Alberta is part of an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Canadian province of Alberta has the third-most number of cases of COVID-19 in Canada. By April 29, there were 5,165 confirmed cases and 87 deaths. The majority of cases have been in the Calgary zone, which has 3,520 cases.

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Brunswick is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Canadian province of New Brunswick has the ninth-most number of cases of COVID-19 in Canada during the 2019–20 worldwide pandemic. As of May 2, 2020, there have been 118 confirmed cases, all of which have recovered and no deaths. On April 8, it was announced that COVID cases were found less frequently in New Brunswick than any other province in Canada.

2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saskatchewan Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Saskatchewan, Canada

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saskatchewan is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of May 1, 2020, 30,357 tests have been conducted, with 415 confirmed cases, 297 recoveries, and 6 deaths in Saskatchewan. The "Far North" zone has the highest number of cases per capita, while the "Saskatoon" zone has the highest number of total cases.

References

  1. 1 2 "Newfoundland and Labrador announces 1st presumptive case of new coronavirus". Global News. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. "Newfoundland woman arrested for refusing to self isolate after talking to police". globalnews.ca. March 25, 2020.
  3. Flanagan, Ryan (March 25, 2020). "N.L. announces 32 new COVID-19 cases; woman arrested for disobeying isolation order". CTV News. BellMedia. CTV News Atlantic. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  4. McKenzie-Sutter, Holly (April 5, 2020). "Anxiety grows in N.L. as 75 per cent of COVID-19 cases traced to funeral home". CTV News. CTV News. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  5. "COVID-19 Information". COVID-19. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
  6. "Covid-19 Newfoundland and Labrador - HUB". covid-19-newfoundland-and-labrador-gnl.hub.arcgis.com.