COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica explained

COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica should not be confused with COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic.

COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica
Map1:	File:Map of Dominica.gif
Disease:	COVID-19
Virus Strain:	SARS-CoV-2
Location:	Dominica
Arrival Date:	22 March 2020
Origin:	Wuhan, China
Confirmed Cases:	197 (8 July) ^[1]
Active Cases:	5 (8 July)
Recovery Cases:	192 (8 July)
Deaths:	1 (17 August)
Website:	dominica.gov.dm/corona

The COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . The virus was confirmed to have reached Dominica on 22 March 2020.

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]}

Timeline

March 2020

• On 22 March, the country's first case of COVID-19 was announced, a 54-year-old man who returned from the United Kingdom.^[7]

September 2020

• On 8 September, it was announced that Dominica has confirmed two more active cases of COVID-19, bringing the total active cases to six.^[8]
• On 17 September, it was announced that Dominica has confirmed one more active cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to four.^[9]
• As of 19 September, total number of cases in Dominica was 24, with 6 active cases. 18 cases have recovered from Covid.

October to December 2020

• As of 4 October, total number of cases in Dominica was 31, with 7 active cases. 24 cases have recovered from Covid.
• As of 6 October, total number of cases in Dominica was 32, with 8 active cases. 24 cases have recovered from Covid.^{[10] [11]}
• As of 20 October, total number of cases in Dominica was 33, with 4 active cases and 29 cases have recovered from Covid.^[11]
• As of 21 October, total number of cases in Dominica was 35, with 6 active cases and 29 cases have recovered from Covid.^[12]
• As of 29 October, total number of cases in Dominica was 42, with 9 active cases and 33 recoveries.^[13]
• As of 31 October, total number of cases in Dominica was 50, with 17 active cases and 33 cases have recovered.^[14]
• As of 6 November, total number of cases in Dominica was 58, with 25 active cases and 33 cases have recovered.^[15]
• As of 11 November, total number of cases in Dominica was 68, with 27 active cases and 41 cases that have recovered.^[16]
• As of 18 November, total number of cases was 72, with 17 active cases and 55 cases that have recovered.^[17]
• As of 21 November, the Government of Dominica announced the total number of cases was 77, with 14 active cases and 63 cases that have recovered.^[18]
• As of 2 December, the Government of Dominica announced the total number of cases was 85, with 13 active cases and 72 cases that have recovered.^{[19] [20]}
• As of 13 December, the Government of Dominica announced the total number of cases was 88, with 5 active cases and 83 recoveries.^{[21] [22] [23]}
• As of 21 December, the Government of Dominica announced the total number of cases was 96, with 9 active cases and 87 recoveries.^[24]

January to March 2021

• As of 6 January 2021, the Government of Dominica announced the total number of cases was 105, with 8 active cases and 97 cases that have recovered.^[25]
• As of 11 January 2021, the Government of Dominica announced the total number of cases was 109, with 8 active cases and 101 recovered to date.^[1]
• As of 19 January 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 110, with 8 active cases and 102 recovered to date.^[26]
• As of 21 January 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 113, with 9 active cases and 104 recovered to date.^[26]
• As of 25 January 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 113, with 8 active cases and 105 recovered to date.^[26]
• As of 28 January 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 117, with 11 active cases and 106 have cured.^[26]
• As of 7 February 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 121, with 11 active cases and 110 have recovered.^[26]
• As of 16 February 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 134, with 13 active cases and 121 recoveries.^[26]
• As of 23 February 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 141, with 15 active cases and 126 cures.^[26]
• As of 6 March 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 144, with 14 active cases and 130 have recovered.^[26]
• As of 22 March 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 156, with 15 active cases and 141 recoveries.^[26]
• As of 29 March 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 161, with 8 active cases and 153 cures.^[26]

April to June 2021

• As of 1 April 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 164, with 7 active cases and 157 recovered to date.^[26]
• As of 4 April 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 165, with 6 active cases and 159 recovered to date.^[26]
• As of 1 May 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 174, with 2 active cases and 172 recoveries.^[26]
• As of 8 May 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 175, with no active case and 175 recoveries.^[26]
• As of 13 May 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 178, with 2 active cases and 176 recoveries.^[26]
• As of 25 May 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 184, with 8 active cases and 176 have cured.^[26]
• As of 17 June 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 191, with 2 active cases and 189 have recovered to date.^[26]

July to September 2021

• As of 13 July 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 199, with 5 active cases and 194 have been cured.^[26]
• As of 30 August 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 1638, with 638 active cases, 996 recoveries and 4 deaths.^[26]
• As of 10 September 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 2280, with 417 active cases, 1857 recoveries and 6 fatalities.^[26]
• As of 22 September 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 3134, with 548 active cases, 2575 cures and 11 deaths.^[26]
• As of 28 September 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 3293, with 598 active cases, 2680 cures and 15 deaths.^[26]

October to December 2021

• As of 9 October 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 4006, with 443 active cases, 3537 have been cured and 26 deaths.^[26]
• As of 19 November 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 5589, with 416 active cases, 5138 have been cured and 35 deaths.^[26]
• As of 29 December 2021, total number of cases in Dominica was 6520, with 303 active cases, 6173 have been cured and 44 deaths.^[26]

January to March 2022

• As of 4 January 2022, total number of cases in Dominica was 7073, with 482 active cases, 6544 have been cured and 47 deaths.^[26]
• As of 8 January 2022, total number of cases was 7299, with 649 active cases, 6603 have been recovered and 47 deaths.^[26]
• As of 21 January 2022, total number of cases was 8421, with 766 active cases, 7606 cures and 49 deaths.^[26]
• As of 25 January 2022, total number of cases was 8567, with 735 active cases, 7533 have been cured and 49 fatal cases.^[26]
• As of 4 February 2022, total number of cases was 9621, with 946 active cases, 8624 recoveries and 51 deaths.^[26]
• As of 11 February 2022, total number of cases was 10414, with 1107 active cases, 9254 have been cured and 53 fatal cases.^[26]
• As of 21 February 2022, total number of cases was 10801, with 797 active cases, 9947 have been cured and 57 deaths.^[26]
• As of 25 February 2022, total number of cases was 11016, with 396 active cases, 10563 have been recovered and 57 deaths.^[26]
• As of 3 March 2022, total number of cases was 11148, with 206 active cases, 10881 have been cured and 61 deaths.^[26]
• As of 14 March 2022, total number of cases was 11529, with 325 active cases, 11142 have been cured and 62 deaths.^[26]
• As of 18 March 2022, total number of cases was 11643, with 251 active cases, 11330 have been cured and 62 fatalities.^[26]

April to June 2022

• As of 7 April 2022, total number of cases was 11953, with 133 active cases, 11757 have been cured and 63 deaths.^[26]
• As of 25 April 2022, total number of cases was 12011, with 22 active cases, 11926 have been cured and 63 deaths.^[26]
• As of 1 May 2022, total number of cases was 12161, with 73 active cases, 12025 have been cured and 63 have died.^[26]
• As of 11 May 2022, total number of cases was 12685, with 299 active cases, 12323 have recovered and 63 deaths.^[26]
• As of 26 May 2022, total number of cases was 14194, with 344 active cases, 13775 have been cured and 65 fatal cases.^[26]
• As of 13 June 2022, total number of cases was 14638, with 287 active cases, 14284 have been cured and 67 deaths.^[26]
• As of 23 June 2022, total number of cases was 14781, with 264 active cases, 14450 recoveries and 67 deaths.^[26]

July to December 2022

• As of 8 July 2022, total number of cases was 14852 in Dominica, with 231 active cases, 14553 recoveries and 68 deaths.^[26]
• As of 18 July 2022, total number of cases was 14852, with 230 active cases, 14554 recoveries and 68 deaths.^[26]
• As of 26 August 2022, total number of cases was 14852, with 230 active cases, 14554 recoveries and 68 deaths.^[26] There wasn't any change in the Covid numbers reported by Dominica since the beginning of this quarter.

January 2023

• As of 30 January 2023, total number of cases was 15760, with 13 active cases, 15673 recoveries and 74 fatal cases.^[26]

Statistics

Confirmed deaths per day

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in North America
• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory
• Caribbean Public Health Agency
• 2020 in the Caribbean
• Influx of disease in the Caribbean
• HIV/AIDS in Latin America
• 2013–2014 chikungunya outbreak
• 2009 swine flu pandemic
• 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic

Notes and References

1. Web site: January 11th, 2021, Dominica Coronavirus Update . Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment Response to COVID-19 . Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica . 17 January 2021 . 11 January 2021 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117075039/http://dominica.gov.dm/updates . dead .
2. Web site: Novel Coronavirus Information Center . Elsevier . Elsevier Connect. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130171622/https://www.elsevier.com/connect/coronavirus-information-center. 30 January 2020. 15 March 2020.
3. News: Reynolds . Matt . What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic? . 4 March 2020 . Wired UK. 5 March 2020 . 1357-0978. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305104806/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-coronavirus. 5 March 2020. live.
4. Web site: Crunching the numbers for coronavirus . Imperial News. 13 March 2020 . 15 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200319084913/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196137/crunching-numbers-coronavirus/. 19 March 2020. live.
5. Web site: High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England . GOV.UK . en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303051938/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid. 3 March 2020. 17 March 2020.
6. Web site: World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus . wfsahq.org. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312233527/https://www.wfsahq.org/resources/coronavirus. 12 March 2020. 15 March 2020.
7. Web site: WATCH: Dominica records first case of coronavirus. loopjamaica. 22 March 2020. 23 March 2020. 22 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322203906/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/watch-dominica-records-first-case-coronavirus-3. dead.
8. Web site: Dominica confirms two more cases of COVID-19; total active cases now 6 . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 23 September 2020 . 8 September 2020.
9. Web site: Dominica confirms new case of COVID-19 . Dominica News Online . Dominica News Online, Duravision Inc . 18 September 2020 . 17 September 2020.
10. Web site: Ministry of Health Covid-19 Update - 6th October, 2020 . Youtube . 7 October 2020 . 6 October 2020.
11. Web site: Dominica records another positive COVID-19 case, total confirmed cases rise to 33. Dominica News Online . 15 October 2020 . 14 October 2020.
12. Web site: Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment . LIVE: Ministry of Health COVID 19 update 21st October . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 22 October 2020 . 21 October 2020.
13. Web site: Government announces 42 total confirmed cases of Covid-19 to-date . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 30 October 2020 . 29 October 2020.
14. Web site: LIVE: Ministry of Health Covid-19 press briefing October 30th 2020 . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 1 November 2020 . 30 October 2020.
15. Web site: COVID-19: Dominica's confirmed COVID-19 count now at 63, with 28 active cases . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 7 November 2020 . 6 November 2020.
16. Web site: 5 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported, total confirmed cases 68 . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 11 November 2020 . 11 November 2020.
17. Web site: LIVE: Ministry of Health COVID-19 update 18th November 2020 . Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 19 November 2020 . 18 November 2020.
18. Web site: November 21st, commonwealth of Dominica coronavirus update . Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment Response to COVID-19 . Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica . 25 November 2020 . 21 November 2020 . 17 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117075039/http://dominica.gov.dm/updates . dead .
19. Web site: LIVE: Ministry of Health COVID-19 update 2nd December 2020. Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 3 December 2020 . 2 December 2020.
20. Web site: Dominica records two new cases of COVID-19, active cases at six. Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 10 December 2020 . 10 December 2020.
21. Web site: Reported Cases and Deaths by Country, Territory, or Conveyance. Worldometer . 14 December 2020.
22. Web site: COMBATTING COVID-19: Active cases down to 5, confirmed cases at 88. Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 14 December 2020 . 13 December 2020.
23. Web site: MAY 17TH, DOMINICA CORONAVIRUS UPDATE. 14 December 2020. 13 December 2020. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. 17 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117075039/http://dominica.gov.dm/updates. dead.
24. Web site: LIVE: Covid-19 Update 7th January 2020. Dominica News Online . Duravision Inc . 23 December 2020 . 21 December 2020.
25. Web site: January 6th, 2021, Dominica Coronavirus Update. 10 January 2021. 6 January 2021. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica. 17 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210117075039/http://dominica.gov.dm/updates. dead.
26. Web site: Reported Cases and Deaths in Dominica. Worldometer . 14 December 2020.