COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands | |
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Disease | Covid 2000 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Turks and Caicos Islands |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 23 March 2020 (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 2,568 [1] (2021-08-17) |
Active cases | 54 |
Recovered | 2,495 |
Deaths | 23 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos 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 Turks and Caicos Islands on 23 March 2020, [2] and the first death occurred on 5 April. [3] On 12 May, all cases were declared resolved, [4] but on 20 June, new cases had been discovered. [5] On 4 July 2021, all cases resolved again. [6] On 8 July, new cases were discovered. [1]
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. [7] [8]
The case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, [9] [10] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll. [11] [9] From 19 March, Public Health England no longer classified COVID-19 as a "High consequence infectious disease". [10]
On 23 March, the first case in the Turks and Caicos Islands was confirmed. [2]
On 27 March, The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force issued a mandatory stay at home order and curfew. Violators of the order were subject to fines, imprisonment and confiscation of vehicles. [12]
On 5 April, the first death due to COVID-19 had been announced. It was a middle-aged man who had recently travelled to the United States. [3]
On 17 April, the United Kingdom send medical supplies to the Turk and Caicos Islands in three batches. [13]
On 18 April, a patient transferred from the Turks and Caicos Islands to Jamaica for advanced critical care tested positive for COVID-19. [14]
On 24 April, it was announced that the Turks and Caicos Islands now have the ability to test for COVID-19 locally and will commence widespread testing. Up to now the samples were forwarded to the Caribbean Public Health Agency. [15]
On 1 May, residents which are struggling to make ends meet will receive $200 food vouchers for a period of three months. [16]
On 12 May, the number of active cases was zero. One person left the country which accounts for the math. [4]
As of 14 May, there were no active cases. However, 54 people were in quarantine or under observation, with five suspected cases. [17]
On 20 June, two new cases had been discovered. [5] One case was a quarantined resident who had returned to the island, the second had been in contact with the aforementioned person. [18]
On 25 June, two cases of community spread had been discovered on the island. [18]
On 29 June, an elderly man with underlying health conditions died from COVID-19. [19]
Chronology of the number of active cases
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Chronology of the number of active cases
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Chronology of the number of active cases
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