COVID-19 pandemic in the Canary Islands explained
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Canary Islands |
| Disease: | COVID-19 |
| Virus Strain: | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location: | Canary Islands |
| First Case: | La Gomera |
| Arrival Date: | 31 January 2020
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| Origin: | Germany |
| Confirmed Cases: | 38,170 (as of 15 February 2021)[1] |
| Recovery Cases: | 1,537 (as of 23 January 2021) |
| Deaths: | 558 (as of 15 February 2021) |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Canary Islands on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist was tested positive in La Gomera.[2] [3] [4] The second confirmed case of the disease in the islands was found on 24 February, following the outbreak in Italy, when a medical doctor from Lombardy, Italy who was vacationing in Tenerife was tested positive for the disease.[5] [6] [7] Afterwards, multiple cases were detected in Tenerife involving people who had come into contact with the same doctor.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Canary Islands COVID-19 Tracker . . Bing . 15 February 2021.
- News: Sanidad confirma en La Gomera el primer caso de coronavirus en España. 31 January 2020. El Pais. es. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131225909/https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020/01/31/actualidad/1580509404_469734.html. 31 January 2020. 31 January 2020 . Linde . Pablo .
- Web site: First confirmed coronavirus case in Spain in La Gomera, Canary Islands. 3 February 2020. Outbreak News Today . 28 February 2020.
- Web site: El Centro Nacional de Microbiología ha confirmado, pasadas las diez de esta noche, que una de las muestras enviadas desde La Gomera ha dado positivo en #coronaviruspic.twitter.com/B21LojPzZD. Sanidad. Ministerio de. 31 January 2020. @sanidadgob. es. 28 February 2020.
- Web site: Coronavirus, positivi due italiani a Tenerife. Mille persone nell'hotel in quarantena. 25 February 2020. la Repubblica. it. 25 February 2020.
- Web site: Un italiano da positivo por coronavirus en el sur de Tenerife. 24 February 2020. RTVE.es. es. 27 February 2020.
- Web site: Sanidad confirma el primer positivo por coronavirus en Valencia. 27 February 2020. Las Provincias. es. 27 February 2020.
