2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America

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2020 coronavirus pandemic in North America
Disease COVID-19
Virus strain SARS-CoV-2
First case Snohomish County, Washington, United States
Arrival date 21 January 2020
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Origin Wuhan, Hubei, China
Deaths 30,476[1]
Confirmed cases 689,860[1]

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The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic was confirmed to have reached North America in January 2020. As of 25 March 2020, all North American countries (including Central America and the Caribbean) have reported at least one case of COVID-19.

Pandemic by country/region

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Summary table of confirmed cases in North America (as of 15 April 2020)[2]
Country/Region Confirmed Deaths Recovered Main article Ref
 United States 641,919 28,399 52,196 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States [2][3]
 Canada 28,379 1,010 8,979 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Canada [4][2][5]
 Mexico 5,847 449 1,964 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Mexico [6][2]
 Panama 3,751 103 75 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Panama [2]
flag Dominican Republic 3,614 189 208 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Dominican Republic [7][8]
flag Puerto Rico 974 51 16 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Puerto Rico [2]
flag Cuba 814 24 151 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Cuba [2]
flag Costa Rica 626 4 67 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Costa Rica [2]
flag Honduras 419 31 9 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Honduras [2]
flag Guatemala 180 5 19 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Guatemala [9][10][2]
flag El Salvador 159 6 30 2020 coronavirus pandemic in El Salvador [2]
flag Martinique 158 8 73 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Martinique [2]
flag Guadeloupe 145 8 67 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Guadeloupe [2]
flag Jamaica 125 5 21 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Jamaica [2]
flag Trinidad and Tobago 114 8 19 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago [2]
flag Aruba 93 1 39 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Aruba [2] [11]
flag Bermuda 81 5 33 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Bermuda [2]
flag Barbados 75 5 15 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Barbados [2]
flag Cayman Islands 60 1 6 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Cayman Islands [2]
flag The Bahamas 53 8 6 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Bahamas [2]
flag Sint Maarten 52 9 5 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sint Maarten [2]
flag United States Virgin Islands 51 1 43 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States Virgin Islands [2]
flag Haiti 41 3 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Haiti [2]
flag Collectivity of Saint Martin 33 3 13 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Collectivity of Saint Martin [2]
flag Antigua and Barbuda 23 2 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda [2]
flag Belize 18 2 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Belize [2]
flag Dominica 16 0 5 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Dominica [2]
flag Saint Lucia 15 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Lucia [2]
flag Curaçao 14 1 7 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Curaçao [2]
flag Grenada 14 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Grenada [2]
flag Saint Kitts and Nevis 14 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Kitts and Nevis [2]
flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12 0 1 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [2]
flag Greenland 11 0 11 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Greenland [2]
flag Nicaragua 11 1 4 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Nicaragua [12][2]
flag Montserrat 11 0 1 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Montserrat [2]
flag Turks and Caicos Islands 10 1 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands [2]
flag Saint Barthélemy 6 0 1 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Barthélemy [2]
flag Anguilla 3 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Anguilla [2]
flag British Virgin Islands 3 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in the British Virgin Islands [2]
flag Saba 2 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saba [13]
flag Sint Eustatius 2 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Sint Eustatius [2]
flag Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1 0 0 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Saint Pierre and Miquelon [2]
Total 689,094 30,420 60,717 [2]

Confirmed cases

Counting of cases are subject to the number of tested people.

Antigua and Barbuda

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The Bahamas

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Barbados

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As of 18 March there have been two confirmed cases in the country.[14]

Belize

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British Overseas Territories

Anguilla

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The first two cases of the virus were confirmed on 26 March.[15]

Bermuda

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Cayman Islands

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Montserrat

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The territory's first case was confirmed on 17 March. Schools have been closed and public gatherings banned as a precautionary measure.[16][17]

Turks and Caicos Islands

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British Virgin Islands

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On 25 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[18]

Canada

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The first case of the 2019–20 coronavirus in Canada was confirmed on January 25, 2020, when a man returned to Toronto from travelling in Wuhan, China and two days later, tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019, caused by SARS-CoV-2. As of March 13, 2020, there have been 198 cases of coronavirus reported in Canada with 1 death in 7 provinces. 2 cases have been reported of the passengers who travelled on the cruise ship Grand Princess: Ontario (79 cases), British Columbia (64 cases, 1 death), Alberta (29 cases), Quebec (20 cases), Manitoba (4 cases), Saskatchewan (2 cases), New Brunswick (1 case) and Grand Princess (2 cases).[19][20][21] Almost all cases had recent travel history to a country with a substantial number of coronavirus cases. Of these cases, eleven (six in BC, five in Ontario) have recovered.[22]

As of March 11, 2020, the Public Health Agency of Canada has evaluated the public health risk of the pandemic as being "low for the general population", but of a higher risk for those over the age of 65, or with underlying conditions.[23] On March 13, 2020 the Government of Canada issued a formal travel advisory against any non-essential travel outside of the country until further notice.[24][25]

Colombia

San Andrés and Providencia

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Costa Rica

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On 6 March, the first case in Costa Rica was confirmed, which was also the first such case in Central America.[26]

Cuba

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On 11 March, the first cases in Cuba were confirmed.[27]

Greenland (Denmark)

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Dominica

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On 22 March, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed on the island of Dominica. It was a woman who recently came back from the UK.[28]

Dominican Republic

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On 1 March, the first case in the Dominican Republic was confirmed, which was also the first case in the Caribbean.[29]

Dutch Caribbean

Aruba

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On 13 March 2020, Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes announced the first two confirmed cases of coronavirus on the island.[30]

As a result, the country restricted entry of all individuals coming from Europe via air and seaports – starting on 15 March and in effect until 31 March – with the exception of those who are Aruban citizens.[30] They also suspended public and private school classes for the week of March 16, as well as all large-scale public gatherings.[citation needed]

Curaçao

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Sint Maarten

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As of 18 March there has been one confirmed case in Sint Maarten.[31] Schools have been shut for a period of two weeks.[31]

Caribbean Netherlands

Saba

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On 12 April, the first case was confirmed in Saba. Schools, bars and 'non essential services' are all currently shut.[32]

Sint Eustatius

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The two first cases on St Eustatius were confirmed on April 1.[33] Previous tests in late March had come back negative.[34] Schools have been temporarily shut on the island.[34] Most international visitors are also currently banned from entering the territory.[35]

El Salvador

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Overseas France

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Two cases of the coronavirus were confirmed on 1 March in the French collectivity of Saint Martin, having travelled from France through Dutch Sint Maarten and French collectivity of Saint Barthélemy, where they infected their son who is a resident. They then returned to Sint Maarten and were detected at the airport and transferred to French Saint Martin hospital for isolation.[36] According to the French Ministry of Health situation reports,[37] as of 6 March, there have been two confirmed cases in Martinique, two in Saint Martin and one in Saint Barthélemy.[38] As of 5 April, St. Pierre and Miquelon recorded its first verified case.[39]

Region of Guadeloupe

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Region of Martinique

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Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy

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Collectivity of Saint Martin

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Grenada

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On 22 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.[40]

Guatemala

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Haiti

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On 19 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[41]

Honduras

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On 10 March, the first two cases in Honduras were confirmed.[42]

Jamaica

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The government announced a travel ban between China and Jamaica. All people entering Jamaica from China will be subject to immediate quarantine for at least 14 days, and anyone who was allowed to land and shows symptoms of the virus will be put in immediate isolation.[43] In keeping with the new policy, 19 Chinese nationals who arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport on the evening of 31 January were denied entry, quarantined and put on a flight back to China on 1 February.[44]

On 10 March, the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MoHW) confirmed the first case in Jamaica, a female patient who arrived from the United Kingdom on 4 March. The health minister reported that she has been in isolation since 9 March after showing respiratory symptoms. Following the update, the travel ban imposed was expanded to include France, Germany and Spain.[45]

On 11 March, the country's health minister confirmed the second "imported corona virus [sic]" case.[46]

Mexico

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On 28 February 2020, Mexico confirmed its first three cases.[47] The country's first coronavirus-related death was reported on 18 March. Almost every state reported at least one case of infection.[48] Mexico entered Phase 2 of 3, indicating community transmission, on 24 March. Mexico had 292 imported cases of infection, 70 cases linked to importation, and five cases that were unlinked to foreign contact.[49]

Nicaragua

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Panama

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The Panamanian government has enhanced its sanitary control and screening measures at all ports of entry, to prevent the spread of the virus, isolating and testing potential cases.[50]

On 9 March, the health ministry (MINSA) announced Panama's first coronavirus case, a Panamanian woman in her 40s who had returned from Spain.[51][52]

On the following day, the MINSA announced seven more COVID-19 cases and one coronavirus-related death.[53][54][55]

Puerto Rico (United States)

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As of 19 March the territory has had five confirmed cases.[56] On 17 March governor Wanda Vázquez Garced announced a 24/7 a lockdown, with people only allowed to leave their homes for food, gas or medicines.[57]

Saint Kitts and Nevis

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On 25 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.[58]

Saint Lucia

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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On 11 March, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines confirmed its first case.[59]

Trinidad and Tobago

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On 12 March, Trinidad and Tobago confirmed its first case of COVID-19. It was a 52-year-old man who had recently been to Switzerland. He was self-isolated before he began experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.[60]

United States

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On 21 January, the United States confirmed its first case, a 35-year-old man living in Snohomish County, Washington, who had travelled from Wuhan to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on 15 January.[citation needed]

On 27 February, the CDC reported a case in California which may be the first instance of community transmission in the US.[61]

On 29 February, officials of Washington State confirmed the first reported death from coronavirus in the US.[62]

On 9 March, the United States remained still limited in its capacity to test people for the illness.[63]

On 26 March, the United States was reported to have more confirmed coronavirus infection cases than any other country in the world, including China.[64][65]

On 11 April, the United States surpassed Italy as the country with the most confirmed coronavirus deaths,[66][67][68][69] and the first to record 2,000 deaths in a single day.[70] Wyoming became the 50th state to be issued a disaster declaration.[71]

United States Virgin Islands (United States)

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As of 18 March two people have tested positive for the virus.[72]

Prevention in other countries and territories

Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire

As of 15 April there have been no cases in the territory.[73] The island is currently closed to international travel.[74]

See also

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