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
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCayman Islands
Arrival date12 March 2020
(3 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Confirmed cases199[1] (as of 24 June)
Recovered186[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

References
  1. "Cayman Islands COVID-19 Dashboard" (PDF). Cayman Islands Government. 4 May 2020.
  2. Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. MSC Meraviglia cruise ship to dock in Cozumel, Mexico despite coronavirus fears (in English) El Universal (English), 26 Feb 2020
  8. Mexico: No Coronavirus on MSC Meraviglia The Maritime Executive, 29 Feb 2020
  9. Moore, Brooke. "First Case of COVID-19 in Cayman Islands Confirmed".
  10. 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.
  11. Moore, Brooke. "Government Statement on Passing of COVID-19 Patient". Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  12. "First case of COVID-19 confirmed in the Cayman Islands". looptt.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.


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