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'{{Short description|Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in North America}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox pandemic | name = COVID-19 pandemic in North America | map1 = COVID-19 cases by territories of the countries of North America.svg | legend1 = Map last updated: December 2020 {{legend|#FFD5D5|<500 confirmed cases}}{{legend|#E9AFAF|500–1,000}}{{legend|#DE8787|1,000–2,000}}{{legend|#D35F5F|2,000–5,000}}{{legend|#C83737|5,000–10,000}}{{legend|#A02C2C|10,000–50,000}}{{legend|#782121|50,000–100,000}}{{legend|#501616|100,000–200,000}}{{legend|#280B0B|>200,000 confirmed cases}} | map2 = | legend2 = | map3 = | legend3 = | disease = [[COVID-19]] | virus_strain = [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]] | location = North America | first_case = [[Snohomish County, Washington]], United States | arrival_date = 22 January 2020 - 20 September 2021<br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=01|day1=21|year1=2020|month2=|day2=|year2=}} ago) | origin = [[Wuhan]], Hubei, China | recovery_cases = 77+ million<ref name="coronacount">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries |title=Coronavirus update (live) |date=20 March 2020 }}</ref> | deaths = 1.4+ million<ref name="coronacount"/> | confirmed_cases = 96+ million<ref name="coronacount"/> | suspected_cases = | territories = 39<ref name="coronacount"/> | total_ili = | website = }} {{COVID-19 pandemic sidebar|expanded=locations}} The first cases of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of [[COVID-19|coronavirus disease 2019]] in North America were reported in the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|United States]] on 23 January 2020. Cases were reported in all North American countries after [[COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] confirmed a case on 25 March, and in all North American territories after [[COVID-19 pandemic in Bonaire|Bonaire]] confirmed a case on 16 April.<ref name="FirstBonaire_local">{{Cite web| url=https://www.infobonaire.com/update-on-coronavirus-covid-19-by-bonaires-lt-governor/| title=Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) by Bonaire's Lt. Governor InfoBonaire | website=The Bonaire Information Site| date=16 April 2020 |access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> On 26 March 2020, the United States became the country in North America with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections, at over 82,000 cases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Caspani |first1=Maria |last2=Trotta |first2=Daniel |title=As of Thursday, U.S. had most coronavirus cases in world |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/as-of-thursday-u-s-had-most-coronavirus-cases-in-world-idUSKBN21D1ZR |access-date=21 April 2020 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=26 March 2020}}</ref> On 11 April 2020, the United States became the country in North America with the highest official death toll for COVID-19, at over 20,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shumaker |first1=Lisa |title=U.S. coronavirus deaths top 20,000, highest in world exceeding Italy: Reuters tally |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-casualties/u-s-coronavirus-deaths-highest-in-world-exceeding-italy-reuters-tally-idUSKCN21T0NA |access-date=21 April 2020 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=11 April 2020}}</ref> As of the end of March 2022, there are over 96 million cases and about 1.4 million deaths in North America; nearly 78 million have recovered from COVID-19, meaning that more than four out of five cases have recovered or that the recovery rate is nearly 81%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2020|title=CDC COVID Data Tracker|url=https://www.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/index.html|access-date=9 November 2020|publisher=Centres for Disease Control and Prevention}}</ref> As of the end of March 2022, the United States has had the highest number of cases in North America, at nearly 82 million cases, as well as the highest death toll, at over a million deaths. There have been nearly 65 million recoveries in the United States as of the end of March 2022, meaning that nearly four out of five cases in the country have recovered or that the recovery rate is nearly 80%. As of the end of March 2022, [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|Canada]] has reported nearly three and a half million cases and nearly 38,000 deaths,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada Coronavirus: 834,182 Cases and 21,435 Deaths – Worldometer|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/canada/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=worldometers.info}}</ref> while [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico|Mexico]], which was overtaken in terms of the number of cases on 11 March 2022, the second anniversary of the day when the COVID-19 outbreak became a pandemic, by [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan|Japan]], has reported nearly 5.7 million cases and about 320,000 deaths.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico Coronavirus: 2,013,563 Cases and 218,007 Deaths – Worldometer|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/mexico/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=worldometers.info}}</ref> The state in the United States with the highest number of cases and the highest death toll is California, at nearly 9.1 million cases and nearly 89,000 deaths as of the end of March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|title=California Coronavirus: 3,492,045 Cases and 47,916 Deaths (COVID-19 ) – Worldometer|url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/california/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=worldometers.info}}</ref> == Statistics by country and territory == {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory#Cases and deaths}} {{COVID-19 cases in North America}} == Timeline by country and territory == Counting of cases are subject to the number of tested people. ===Antigua and Barbuda=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached [[Antigua and Barbuda]] on 13 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |author=De Shong, D|url=https://www.loopcayman.com/content/antigua-and-barbuda-records-first-case-coronavirus-1 |title=Antigua and Barbuda records first case of coronavirus |date=13 March 2020 |work=loop|access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref> As of 24 May 2021, Antigua and Barbuda reported 1,258 total cases, 16 active cases, and 42 deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===The Bahamas=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached [[the Bahamas]] on 15 March 2020 with the announcement of the first case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/mar/15/breaking-news-first-confirmed-case-coronavirus-bah/ |title=61-Year-Old Woman Is The First Confirmed Case Of Covid-19 In The Bahamas |date=15 April 2020 |access-date=19 April 2020 |work=The Tribune}}</ref> As of 24 May 2021, the Bahamas reported 11,499 total cases, 1,002 active cases, and 225 deaths. This comes out to 493 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===Barbados=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados}} [[Barbados]] announced its first two confirmed cases on 17 March and declared a public health emergency on 26 March.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2020/03/17/barbados-records-first-two-cases-of-covid-19-2/ |title=Barbados records first two cases of COVID-19|date=17 March 2020 |publisher= Barbados Today |access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="loop2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/barbadians-enters-stage-3-curfew-march-28 |title=COVID-19: Barbados enters Stage 3, curfew from March 28 |date=26 March 2020 |work=Loop Barbados}}</ref> As of 26 January 2021, Barbados reported 1,401 total cases, 649 active cases, and ten deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> Between January and March the number of infections went up eight times.<ref name="covid_surge"/> ===Belize=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Belize}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached [[Belize]] on 23 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.gov.bz/www/component/content/article/177-general-health/1028-ministry-of-health-announces-first-case-of-covid-19|title=Ministry of Health Announces First Case of COVID-19|date=23 March 2020|work=Ministry of Health (Belize)|access-date=23 March 2020|archive-date=23 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323195226/http://health.gov.bz/www/component/content/article/177-general-health/1028-ministry-of-health-announces-first-case-of-covid-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Belize reported 11,366 total cases, 587 active cases, and 277 deaths. This comes out to 690 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === British Overseas Territories === ====Anguilla==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Anguilla}} The first two cases of the virus were confirmed on 26 March.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-anguilla-reports-first-two-cases-of-coronavirus/ |title=Anguilla reports first two cases of coronavirus |publisher=St Lucia News Online|date=26 March 2020|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> On 26 April 2020, all patients recovered.<ref name="BEAT Covid-19">{{Cite web |url=https://beatcovid19.ai/results-negative-for-covid-19-in-sudden-death-investigation-all-three-confirmed-cases-now/|title=Results Negative for COVID-19 in Sudden Death Investigation; All Three Confirmed Cases Now |publisher=BEAT Covid-19 |date=26 April 2020|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Anguilla reported 15 total cases, 13 recoveries, and two deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Bermuda==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Bermuda}} The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was confirmed to have reached the [[British Overseas Territory]] of [[Bermuda]] on 18 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bernews.com/2020/03/first-cases-of-covid-19-in-bermuda-confirmed/ |title=First Cases Of Covid-19 In Bermuda Confirmed|website=bernews.com|date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bernews.com/2020/03/live-updates-coronavirus/|title=Updates: Covid-19 On Thursday, March 26|date=26 March 2020|website=Bernews|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328191837/http://bernews.com/2020/03/live-updates-coronavirus/|archive-date=28 March 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> ====Cayman Islands==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of the [[Cayman Islands]] on 12 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hsa.ky/public_health/first-case-of-covid-19-in-cayman-islands-confirmed/ | title=First Case of COVID-19 in Cayman Islands Confirmed}}</ref> On 17 December 2020, [[Mercer University]] pre-med student Skylar Mack, 18, from United States, and her boyfriend Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, of the Cayman Islands, were sentenced to four months in prison for her violating the island's mandatory two-week [[quarantine]] two days after arriving from the United States, and for his [[aiding and abetting]] her.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/news/skylar-mack/|title=Georgia Teen Jailed for 4 Months After She Broke Caymans Quarantine|first=Tom|last=Cleary|date=17 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/8857494/|title=US college student jailed for breaking quarantine in Cayman Islands|first=Danica|last=Coto|date=18 December 2020|website=ABC7 Chicago}}</ref> The sentence was later reduced to two months.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chubb |first1=Hannah |title=American Teen Jailed for Cayman Islands Quarantine Breach Has Sentence Reduced from 4 Months to 2 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/american-teen-jailed-for-cayman-islands-quarantine-breach-has-sentence-reduced-from-4-months-to-2/ar-BB1c9PbT |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=People |publisher=MSN |date=22 December 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, the Cayman Islands reported 362 total cases, 35 active cases, and two deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Montserrat==== {{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Montserrat}} The territory's first case was confirmed on 17 March. Schools have been closed and public gatherings banned as a precautionary measure.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.loopslu.com/content/montserrat-confirms-first-case-covid-19-5 |title=Montserrat confirms first case of COVID-19 |publisher=Loop SL|date=17 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/244458/montserrat-records-virus-infection |title=Montserrat records first virus infection |publisher=Nation News|date=18 March 2020|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> By 15 May, all cases had fully recovered.<ref name="montserrat_recovered">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.ms/no-active-covid-19-cases-on-montserrat/ |title=NO ACTIVE COVID-19 CASES ON MONTSERRAT|website=Government of Montserrat|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> On 10 July, a 12th case was discovered.<ref name="montserrat_12th_case">{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ms/montserrat-confirms-a-new-covid-19-case/|title=Government of Montserrat|access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Montserrat reported 13 total cases, 12 recoveries, and one death.<ref name="jan_stats">{{cite web |title=Coronavirus Update (Live): 92,767,011 Cases and 1,986,696 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic – Worldometer |url=https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/?utm_campaign=homeAdvegas1? |website=worldometers.info |publisher=Worldometers |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref> ====Turks and Caicos Islands==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] on 23 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visittci.com/travel-info/turks-and-caicos-coronavirus-covid-19|title=CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE|website=Visit Turks and Caicos Islands}}</ref> On 12 May, the last two cases recovered. There are currently no active cases, because one person left the country.<ref name="tci_no_active">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.tc/moh/coronavirus/news/172-ministry-of-health-s-covid-19-update-63|title=MINISTRY OF HEALTH'S COVID-19 UPDATE #63|website=gov.tc|access-date=13 May 2020}}</ref> On 20 June, a new case was discovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.tc/moh/coronavirus/covid-dashboard/281-tci-covid-19-dashboard-june-20-2020 |title=TCI COVID-19 DASHBOARD JUNE 20, 2020|access-date=29 June 2020|website=The Government of Turks and Caicos Islands}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Turks and Caicos reported 1,011 total cases, 186 active cases, and six deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ==== British Virgin Islands ==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in the British Virgin Islands}} On 25 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St Kitts and Nevis confirms two COVID-19 cases|url=https://bvinews.com/bvi-confirms-first-two-cases-of-coronavirus/|website=[[BVI News]]|access-date=26 March 2020|date=25 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, the British Virgin Islands reported 114 total cases, 18 active cases, and one death.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===Canada=== {{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Canada}} {{Excerpt|COVID-19 pandemic in Canada| paragraph=2,6}} === Colombia === ==== San Andrés and Providencia ==== {{Further|COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia{{!}}COVID-19 pandemic in San Andrés and Providencia}} === Costa Rica === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica}} On 6 March, the first case in [[Costa Rica]] was confirmed, which was also the first such case in Central America.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-costa-rica-idUKKBN20T2VT |title=Costa Rica confirms first coronavirus case in Central America |date=6 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308011226/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-costa-rica-idUKKBN20T2VT |archive-date=8 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Costa Rica reported 182,156 total cases, 39,805 active cases, and 2,384 deaths. This comes out to 466 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Cuba === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba}} On 11 March, the first cases in [[Cuba]] were confirmed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-cuba/update-1-cuba-confirms-first-coronavirus-cases-urges-citizens-to-make-own-masks-idUSL1N2B501N |title=Cuba confirms first coronavirus cases, urges citizens to make own masks |date=11 March 2020 |agency=Reuters |access-date=11 March 2020 }}</ref> As of 12 May, new cases had fallen to less than 20 per day, and a program of mass testing was beginning.<ref name=guardian-20200512>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/cuba-coronavirus-covid19-mass-testing |title=Cuba begins mass testing for Covid-19 as new cases fall to fewer than 20 per day |agency=Reuters |newspaper=The Guardian |date=12 May 2020 |access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref> Infections went up fourfold in January and February 2021. Cuba's death toll of 324 is well under the world average per capita, but health authorities worry that it is increasing. The government says two of its four vaccines should begin final trials in late March.<ref name="covid_surge">{{cite news |last1=Chappell |first1=Kate |last2=Marsh |first2=Sarah |title=As pandemic eases elsewhere, some Caribbean states face worst outbreaks yet |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/pandemic-eases-elsewhere-caribbean-states-165440224.html |access-date=1 March 2021 |publisher=Yahoo! News |agency=Reuters |date=1 March 2021}}</ref> === Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark)=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland}} {{update|section|date=October 2020}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to [[Greenland]] – an autonomous territory of the [[Kingdom of Denmark]] – in March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Redaktionen |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/corona-alarm-afblaest-test-negativ |title=Corona-alarm afblæst – test var negativ |date=10 March 2020 |work=Sermitsiaq|access-date=10 March 2020|language=da}}</ref><ref name="knr.gl">{{cite news | url=https://knr.gl/kl/nutaarsiassat/coronamik-tunillatsissimasoq-narsamiittoq-ajorunnaarsimasoq | title=Coronamik tunillatsissimasoq Narsamiittoq ajorunnaarsimasoq | publisher=KNR | language=kl | date=9 March 2020 | access-date=7 May 2020 }}</ref> === Dominica === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Dominica}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/watch-dominica-records-first-case-coronavirus-3|title=WATCH: Dominica records first case of coronavirus|website=loopjamaica.com|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Dominica reported 109 total cases, eight active cases, but no deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Dominican Republic === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic}} On 1 March, the first case in the [[Dominican Republic]] was confirmed, which was also the first case in the [[Caribbean]].<ref name="en_20200301_primercasorepublicadominicana">{{Cite web |url=https://elnacional.com.do/republica-dominicana-confirma-el-primer-caso-de-coronavirus/ |title=Dominican Republic confirms the first case of coronavirus | work=[[El Nacional (Santo Domingo)|El Nacional]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301163521/https://elnacional.com.do/republica-dominicana-confirma-el-primer-caso-de-coronavirus/ |archive-date=1 March 2020 |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, the Dominican Republic reported 186,383 total cases, 43,738 active cases, and 2,428 deaths. This comes out to 223 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Dutch Caribbean === ==== Aruba ==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Aruba}} On 13 March 2020, Prime Minister [[Evelyn Wever-Croes]] announced the first two confirmed cases of coronavirus on the island.<ref name="FirstCases">{{Cite news |url=https://24ora.com/dos-caso-di-coronavirus-na-aruba-di-cual-un-ta-arubiano/ |title=DOS CASO DI CORONAVIRUS NA ARUBA DI CUAL UN TA ARUBIANO |date=13 March 2020 |work=24ora.com |language=pap|access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="FirstCases"/> They also suspended public and private school classes for the week of 16 March, as well as all large-scale public gatherings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arubacovid19.org/post/conferencia-di-prensa-di-departamento-di-salud-publico-ta-keda-posponi-durante-semana-santa|title=Conferencia di prensa di Departamento di Salud Publico ta keda posponi durante Semana Santa.|last=Covid-19|first=Aruba|date=9 April 2020|website=Aruba Covid-19|access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref> On 29 May, all cases recovered.<ref name="aruba_all_recovered">{{Cite web|url=https://www.arubacovid19.org/post/aruba-a-logra-yega-0-caso-activo-di-covid-19|title=Aruba a logra yega 0 caso activo di Covid-19|website=Aruba Covid 19.org|access-date=29 May 2020|language=pap}}</ref> On 29 June, two more cases had been discovered.<ref name="aruba_second_wave">{{cite news|url=https://noticiacla.com/news/19748|title=Aruba ta conoce dos caso nobo positivo di COVID-19|website=Noticia Cla|access-date=30 June 2020|language=pap}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Aruba reported 6,228 total cases, 624 active cases, and 52 deaths. This comes out to 486 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Curaçao==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Curaçao}} The 2020 coronavirus pandemic was documented for the first time in [[Curaçao]] on 13 March 2020. The case was a 68-year-old man who was on vacation from the [[Netherlands]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/main/prime-minister-confirms-curacaos-first-case-of-covid-19-closes-airspace-with-europe/ |title=Prime Minister confirms Curaçao's first case of COVID-19; closes airspace with Europe |date=13 March 2020 |work=Curaçao Chronicle |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref> By 9 July, all cases recovered.<ref name="curacao_resolved">{{cite news|url=https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/main/covid-19-update-over-2600-travelers-from-the-netherlands-and-no-infections/|title=COVID-19 Update: Over 2600 travelers from the Netherlands and no infections|website=Curaçao Chronicle|access-date=9 July 2020}}</ref> On 15 July, a new case was discovered.<ref name="curacaoreappear">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GobiernuKorsou/photos/a.1321157117970163/3127153780703812/?type=3&theater|title=Kasonan di Corona Virus na Korsou|website=Gobièrnu di Kòrsou via Facebook|access-date=16 July 2020|language=pap}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}} On 6 August, all cases resolved.<ref name="curacao_resolved2">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GobiernuKorsou/photos/a.1321157117970163/3188565861229270/?type=3&theater |title=Kasonan di Corona Virus na Korsou|website=Government of Curaçao via Facebook|access-date=7 August 2020}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}} As of 13 January 2021, Curaçao reported 4,488 total cases, 373 active cases, and 19 deaths. This comes out to 116 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Sint Maarten==== {{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten}} As of 18 March there has been one confirmed case in Sint Maarten.<ref name="slnews20200317">{{Cite news |url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/dutch-st-maarten-reports-first-case-of-covid-19/ |title=Dutch St Maarten reports first case of COVID-19 |date=17 March 2020 |publisher = St Lucia News Online|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> Schools have been shut for a period of two weeks.<ref name="slnews20200317"/> By 15 June, all cases recovered.<ref name="maarten_recovery">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/sint-maarten-has-zero-active-covid-19-cases |title=Update 9 June |website=Sint Maarten has zero active COVID-19 cases |access-date=15 June 2020}}</ref> On 1 July, a new case was discovered,<ref name="maarten78">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/new-covid-19-positive-case-brings-total-to-78 |title=New COVID-19 positive case brings total to 78 |website=The Daily Herald.sx|access-date=4 July 2020}}</ref> which resolved 3 July.<ref name="maarten-clean-2">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SXMGOV/photos/pb.354761848028480.-2207520000../1672475466257105/?type=3&theater|title=Coronavirus Update July 3rd 2020|website=Government of Sint Maarten via Facebook|access-date=5 July 2020}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}} On 15 July, a 79th case was discovered.<ref name="maarten79">{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/new-coronavirus-case-brings-the-total-to-79|title=New coronavirus case brings the total to 79 |website=The Daily Herald.sx|access-date=16 July 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Sint Martin reported 1,589 total cases, 102 active cases, and 27 deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Caribbean Netherlands==== As of 13 January 2021, the Caribbean Netherlands reported 249 total cases, 65 active cases, and three deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===== Bonaire ===== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Bonaire}} On 16 April 2020, [[Edison Rijna]], [[Lieutenant governor#Netherlands|Island Governor]] of [[Bonaire]] announced the first case of COVID-19 on the island.<ref name="FirstBonaire">{{Cite web| url=https://www.infobonaire.com/update-on-coronavirus-covid-19-by-bonaires-lt-governor/| title=Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) by Bonaire's Lt. Governor InfoBonaire | website=The Bonaire Information Site| date=16 April 2020 |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> The island was already closed to international travel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CCOVID-19: Regional Roundup/1 April, 2020; latest global numbers |url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/homepage-carousel/covid-19-regional-roundup-1-april-2020/|access-date=3 April 2020|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=2 April 2020}}</ref> On 28 April 2020, all cases had recovered.<ref name="Bonaire_Cured">{{Cite web|url=http://bes-reporter.com/index.php/2020/04/29/current-figures-coronavirus-bonaire/| title=Current figures coronavirus Bonaire |website=BES-reporter|access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> On 14 July, two new cases had been discovered.<ref name="repat2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonairegov.com/pa/content/t%C3%A8st-dos-repatriante-positivamente-pa-covid-19-twee-repatrianten-positief-getest-op-covid-19|title=A tèst dos repatriante positivamente pa COVID-19 – Twee repatrianten positief getest op COVID-19|website=Government of Bonaire|access-date=14 July 2020|archive-date=14 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714190216/https://www.bonairegov.com/pa/content/t%C3%A8st-dos-repatriante-positivamente-pa-covid-19-twee-repatrianten-positief-getest-op-covid-19|url-status=dead}}</ref> =====Saba===== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Saba}} On 12 April, the first case was confirmed in [[Saba]]. Schools, bars and 'non-essential services' are all currently shut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saba closes non-essential businesses due to novel coronavirus|url=http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/saba-closes-non-essential-businesses-due-coronavirus-4|access-date=27 March 2020|publisher=Loop|date=19 March 2020}}</ref> On 12 May, all cases on Saba recovered.<ref name="saba_recovered">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PublicEntitySaba/photos/a.1240162112675317/3290424604315714/?type=3|title=COVID-19 Update May 12th 2020|access-date=12 May 2020|website=The Official Website of The Island Government of Saba}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}} On 1 August, two new cases were discovered.<ref name="saba_five">{{cite web|url=https://bes-reporter.com/index.php/2020/08/01 |title=Saba registers two new cases|website=BES Reporter|access-date=2 August 2020}}</ref> =====Sint Eustatius===== {{main|COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Eustatius}} On 31 March 2020, the first two cases were confirmed,<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus a yega Sint Eustatius: a confirma e prome 2 casonan! |url=https://24ora.com/coronavirus-a-yega-sint-eustatius-a-confirma-e-prome-2-casonan/ |access-date=1 April 2020 |work=24ora.com |date=31 March 2020 |language=pap}}</ref> they were two young men from the [[Netherlands]] who arrived on 15 March and self isolated after arrival.<ref name="ntr_eustatius">{{Cite news|url=https://caribischnetwerk.ntr.nl/2020/04/02/sint-eustatius-aangeslagen-door-eerste-coronabesmettingen/ |title=Sint-Eustatius aangeslagen door eerste coronabesmettingen |language=nl|access-date=20 April 2020 |website=Caribisch Netwerk NTR }}</ref> On 5 May all cases recovered.<ref name="sint_estatius_clean">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/euxgov/photos/a.1479300035499354/2911178558978154/?type=3&theater|title=Coronavirus Update Sint Eustatius May 5th, 2020|access-date=6 May 2020|website=Government of Sint-Eustatius via Facebook}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}} === El Salvador === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in El Salvador}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached [[El Salvador]] on 18 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Redacción|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-51956420|title=Nicaragua y El Salvador confirman los primeros casos del nuevo coronavirus|date=20 March 2020|work=BBC News Mundo|access-date=26 March 2020|language=es}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, El Salvador reported 49,539 total cases, 4,282 active cases, and 1,447 deaths. This comes out to 222 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===Overseas France=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/34052-state-of-affairs-on-st-maarten-regarding-the-covid-19.html |title=St. Martin News Network – State of Affairs on St. Maarten regarding the COVID-19. |website=smn-news.com}}</ref> According to the [[French Ministry of Health]] situation reports,<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web |url=https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde |title=Infection au nouveau Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19, France et Monde |date=6 March 2020 |website=santepubliquefrance.fr |language=fr |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306003603/https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde |archive-date=6 March 2020 }}</ref> as of 6 March, there have been two confirmed cases in [[Martinique]], two in Saint Martin and one in Saint Barthélemy.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/content/download/234974/2524085 |title=COVID-19 : Point épidémiologique – Situation au 6 mars 2020 |date=6 March 2020 |website=santepubliquefrance.fr |language=fr |access-date=6 March 2020}}</ref> As of 5 April, [[St. Pierre and Miquelon]] recorded its first verified case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnews.fr/france/2020-04-05/saint-pierre-et-miquelon-un-porteur-sain-premier-cas-avere-de-covid-19-943751|title=Saint-Pierre et Miquelon : un "porteur sain", premier cas avéré de Covid-19|website=cnews.fr}}</ref> ====Region of Guadeloupe==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the French overseas department and region of [[Guadeloupe]] on 12 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/coronavirus-premier-cas-positif-guadeloupe-810288.html|title=Coronavirus : Un premier cas positif en Guadeloupe|trans-title=Coronavirus: A first positive case in Guadeloupe |work=France Info|language=fr|date=12 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Guadeloupe reported 8,776 total cases, 6,380 active cases, and 154 deaths. This comes out to 385 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Region of Martinique==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Martinique}} The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] was confirmed to have reached the French [[overseas department and region]] of [[Martinique]] on 5 March 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/coronavirus-deux-cas-confirmes-martinique-807587.html|title=Coronavirus : deux cas confirmés en Martinique|work=France Info|first=Jean-Claude|last=Samyde|date=5 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Martinique reported 6,184 total cases, 6,043 active cases, and 43 deaths. This comes out to 115 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Barthélemy}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of [[Saint Barthélemy]] on 1 March 2020.<ref name="la1ere.francetvinfo.fr">{{Cite web|url=http://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/coronavirus-premiers-cas-confirmes-outre-mer-saint-martin-saint-barth-805865.html|title=Coronavirus : premiers cas confirmés en Outre-mer, à Saint-Martin et Saint-Barth|website=Polynésie la 1ère|language=fr-FR|access-date=2 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302172416/https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/coronavirus-premiers-cas-confirmes-outre-mer-saint-martin-saint-barth-805865.html|archive-date=2 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> The last positive case was on 31 March.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guadeloupe/coronavirus-21-cas-confirmes-saint-martin-3-plus-24-heures-818320.html|title=Coronavirus : 21 cas confirmés à Saint-Martin, 3 de plus en 24 heures|language=fr|website=Guadeloupe la 1ère|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref> On 21 April, the last case recovered.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saint-barth-saint-martin.gouv.fr/content/download/7018/40001/file/CP%20SBH%20SXM-48.pdf |title=Point de situation au 21 avril 2020 |work=Bulletin de l'ARS |date=21 April 2020 |access-date=4 September 2020 }}</ref> Between 18 and 24 July, a new case was imported.<ref name="st_barth_new">{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/three-new-covid-19-cases-on-french-side-one-in-st-barths |title=Three new COVID-19 cases on French side, one in St. Barths |website=The Daily Herald.sx|access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Saint Barthélemy reported 206 total cases, 33 active cases, and one death.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Collectivity of Saint Martin==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in French Saint Martin}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]] on 1 March 2020.<ref name="la1ere.francetvinfo.fr"/> As of 13 January 2021, Saint Martin reported 1,025 total cases, 158 active cases, and 12 deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ====Saint Pierre and Miquelon==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Pierre and Miquelon}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] on 5 April 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnews.fr/france/2020-04-05/saint-pierre-et-miquelon-un-porteur-sain-premier-cas-avere-de-covid-19-943751|title=Saint-Pierre et Miquelon : un "porteur sain", premier cas avéré de Covid-19|website=cnews.fr|language=fr|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Saint Pierre and Miquelon reported 16 total cases, all of whom had recovered.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===Grenada=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Grenada}} On 22 March, the first case in the country was confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/grenada-records-first-covid-19-case-4|title=Grenada records first COVID-19 case|website=loopnewsbarbados.com|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, the British Virgin Islands reported 132 total cases, eight active cases, and one death.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Guatemala === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Guatemala}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached [[Guatemala]] on 13 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/coronavirus-alejandro-giammattei-confirma-el-primer-caso-de-covid-19-en-Guatemala/|title=Coronavirus: Alejandro Giammattei confirma el primer caso de covid-19 en Guatemala|website=[[Prensa Libre (Guatemala)|Prensa Libre]]|date=13 March 2020|language=es}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Guatemala reported 145,986 total cases, 8,362 active cases, and 5,117 deaths. This comes out to 283 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Haiti === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Haiti}} On 19 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-haiti-idUSKBN21700V|title=Haiti declares emergency over coronavirus, imposes curfew, shuts borders|agency=Reuters|date=20 March 2020|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Haiti reported 10,569 total cases, 1,443 active cases, and 238 deaths. This comes out to 21 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Honduras === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras}} On 10 March, the first two cases in [[Honduras]] were confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://covid19honduras.org/?q=primeros-casos-confirmados |title=Salud confirma los dos primeros casos de COVID-19 en el territorio hondureño |date=11 March 2020 |via=Covid19Honduras}}</ref> President [[Juan Orlando Hernandez]] and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 in June.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tavel |first1=Jimena |title=Amid lack of funding for public health, Honduran president tests positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/article243592892.html |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=Miami Herald |date=17 June 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Honduras reported 129,805 total cases, 67,122 active cases, and 3,294 deaths. This comes out to 330 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> 78-year-old Cardinal [[Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga]] was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 4 February 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardenal hondureño Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga tiene covid-19 |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2021/02/04/cardenal-hondureno-oscar-andres-rodriguez-madariaga-da-positivo-por-covid-19/ |access-date=11 February 2021 |publisher=CNN |date=5 February 2021 |language=es}}</ref> 28-year-old nursing student Keyla Patricia Martínez was arrested in [[La Esperanza, Honduras|La Esperanza, Intibucá Department]] and was murdered by choking while in police custody.<ref name="murder_kayla"/><ref name="kayla">{{cite news |title=Cómo murió Keyla Martínez: una duda que conmueve a Honduras |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2021/02/09/como-murio-keyla-martinez-una-duda-que-conmueve-a-honduras/ |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=infobae |publisher=Infobae |date=9 February 2021 |language=es-ES}}</ref> Her death was originally called a suicide, but following protests it was reclassified as homicide.<ref>{{cite news |title=Caso de Keyla Martínez: hondureños indignados claman justicia por muerte de universitaria |url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/sucesos/1442035-466/keyla-martinez-protestas-honduras-indignacion |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=Diario El Heraldo |date=11 February 2021 |language=es-HN}}</ref><ref name="murder_kayla">{{cite news |title=La muerte de la universitaria Keyla Martínez conmociona a Honduras {{!}} Video |url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/honduras-keyla-martinez-muerte-homicidio-kay-guerrero-conclusiones/ |access-date=10 February 2021 |publisher=CNN |date=10 February 2021 |language=es}}</ref> === Jamaica === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica}} 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.<ref name="Jamaica Imposes Travel Ban Over Coronavirus">{{Cite web |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200131/jamaica-imposes-travel-ban-over-coronavirus |title=Jamaica imposes travel ban over coronavirus |date=31 January 2020 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202190241/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200131/jamaica-imposes-travel-ban-over-coronavirus |archive-date=2 February 2020 |access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Jamaica turns back 19 Chinese nationals under coronavirus travel ban">{{Cite web |url=http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/jamaica-turns-back-19-chinese-nationals-under-coronavirus-travel-ban |title=Jamaica turns back 19 Chinese nationals under coronavirus travel ban |website=loopjamaica.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200208050344/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/jamaica-turns-back-19-chinese-nationals-under-coronavirus-travel-ban |archive-date=8 February 2020 |access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200310/update-jamaica-confirms-first-case-coronavirus-travel-ban-expanded |title=Update: Jamaica confirms first case of Coronavirus, travel ban expanded |date=10 March 2020 |website=jamaica-gleaner.com}}</ref> On 11 March, the country's health minister confirmed the second "imported corona virus {{sic}}" case.<ref>{{cite tweet |author=IG:IRIEFM_JA |user=IRIE_FM |number=1237857780523888643 |date=11 March 2020 |title=BREAKING NEWS: Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton this afternoon confirmed the second case of COVID-19 via Twitter. https://t.co/hLtG7ya38y |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Jamaica reported 13,852 total cases, 1,967 active cases, and 317 deaths. This comes out to 107 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> Confirmed cases doubled in the first two months of 2021, and the death toll stood at 422 on 1 March. All beds dedicated to COVID-19 isolation were full as of 26 February. Jamaica will receive a vaccine donation from India of 50,000 vaccine doses on 4 March, 124,800 doses via [[COVAX]] later in March, and 1.8&nbsp;million from the African Medical Supply Platform in April.<ref name="covid_surge"/> === Mexico === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico}} On 28 February 2020, Mexico confirmed its first three cases.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/28/mexico-confirms-its-first-2-coronavirus-cases/ |title=Mexico Confirms Its First 2 Coronavirus Cases |date=28 February 2020 |website=CBS Los Angeles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228173100/https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/02/28/mexico-confirms-its-first-2-coronavirus-cases/ |archive-date=28 February 2020 |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> The country's first coronavirus-related death was reported on 18 March. Almost every state reported at least one case of infection.<ref>[https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/mexico-confirms-first-coronavirus-death/1771362 Mexico confirms first coronavirus death] by Vakkas Dogantekin, AA (Turkey), 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/covid-19-mexico-has-entered-second-phase-its-contingency-plan Covid-19 Mexico: has entered the second phase of its contingency plan] {{in lang|en}} El Universal, 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020</ref> Mexico began vaccinating health workers in [[Mexico City]] and [[Coahuila]] on 24 December.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexico to start COVID vaccinations as virus stretches hospitals |url=https://news.yahoo.com/covid-19-vaccinations-begin-mexico-134215055.html |access-date=13 January 2021 |publisher=Yahoo! News |agency=Reuters |date=23 December 2020}}</ref> Vaccinations were expanded to 879 hospitals in all 32 federal entities on 13 January 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexico begins vaccination against Covid-19 at 879 hospitals |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/mexico-begins-vaccination-against-covid-19-at-879-hospitals20210114044131/ |access-date=13 January 2021 |work=ANI News |date=14 January 2021}}</ref> As of this date Mexico reported 1,556,028 confirmed cases (13th highest in the world), 251,992 active cases, and 135,682 deaths. This is 1,046 deaths per one million inhabitants.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Nicaragua === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Nicaragua}} An [[COVID-19 pandemic|ongoing pandemic]] of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was shown to have spread to [[Nicaragua]] when the first case, a Nicaraguan citizen who had returned to the country from [[Panama]], was confirmed on 18 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-nicaragua/nicaragua-registers-first-case-of-coronavirus-infection-idUKKBN21608Q | title=Reuters, 19 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Nicaragua reported 6,152 total cases, 1,760 active cases, and 167 deaths. This comes out to 25 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Panama === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Panama}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Panama-aumenta-alerta-sanitaria-coronavirus_0_5493200713.html |title=Panamá aumenta alerta sanitaria por coronavirus |date=21 January 2020 |website=TVN |language=es |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122073244/https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Panama-aumenta-alerta-sanitaria-coronavirus_0_5493200713.html |archive-date=22 January 2020 |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> On 9 March, the health ministry (MINSA) announced Panama's first coronavirus case, a Panamanian woman in her 40s who had returned from Spain.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/10/minsa-anuncia-coronavirus-panama/2656443.html |title=Ministerio de Salud confirma primer caso de coronavirus en Panamá |last=González |first=Teiga Castrellón/Nimay |date=9 March 2020 |website=Telemetro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Autoridades-confirman-defuncion-coronavirus-Panama_0_5529197119.html |title=Autoridades confirman primer caso por coronavirus en Panamá |date=9 March 2020 |website=TVN}}</ref> On the following day, the MINSA announced seven more COVID-19 cases and one coronavirus-related death.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telemetro.com/nacionales/2020/03/11/minsa-coronavirus-panama/2660966.html |title=Minsa confirma 8 casos de coronavirus en Panamá, 66 personas están en observación |last=González |first=Nimay |date=10 March 2020 |website=Telemetro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tvn-2.com/nacionales/Colegio-Monsenor-Francisco-Beckman-COVID-19_0_5529947041.html |title=Reportan un muerto y ocho casos de coronavirus en Panamá |date=10 March 2020 |website=TVN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.prensa.com/sociedad/8-casos-de-coronavirus-en-panama-anuncia-el-minsa/ |title=Panamá reporta su primer fallecido por coronavirus; hay ocho casos en total |work=[[La Prensa (Panama City)|La Prensa Panamá]] |date=11 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Panama reported 288,408 total cases, 56,673 active cases, and 4,594 deaths. This comes out to 1,056 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> ===Puerto Rico (United States)=== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico}} As of 19 March the territory has had five confirmed cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241295696.html|title=Puerto Rico seeks to suspend all incoming flights to battle COVID-19 spread|date=18 March 2020|website=The Miami Herald|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> On 17 March governor [[Wanda Vázquez Garced]] announced a 24/7 lockdown, with people only allowed to leave their homes for food, gas or medicines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/03/17/puerto-rico-first-us-territory-under-24-hour-virus-isolation.html|title=Puerto Rico first US territory under 24-hour virus isolation|date=18 March 2020|website=The Jakarta Post|access-date=18 March 2020}}</ref> === Saint Kitts and Nevis === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Kitts and Nevis}} On 25 March, the first two cases in the country were confirmed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=St Kitts and Nevis confirms two COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-confirms-two-covid-19-cases/|website=St. Lucia News Online|access-date=26 March 2020|date=25 March 2020}}</ref> By 19 May, all cases recovered.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.covid19.gov.kn/|title=NATIONAL STATISTICS|website=COVID-19 @ gov.kn|access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Saint Pierre and Miquelon reported 34 total cases, three active cases, but no deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === Saint Lucia === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Lucia}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached [[Saint Lucia]] on 13 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stluciatimes.com/uk-national-is-saint-lucias-first-coronavirus-case/ |title=UK National Is Saint Lucia's First Coronavirus Case |date=11 March 2020 |work=St. Lucia Times}}</ref> On 22 April 2020, it was announced that all confirmed cases had recovered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loopslu.com/content/all-st-lucias-covid-19-patients-have-now-recovered |title=All of St Lucia's COVID-19 patients have now recovered |date=22 April 2020 |work=Loop News}}</ref> On 28 April 2020, two new cases were discovered.<ref name="Lucia_17">{{Cite press release|title=BREAKING NEWS: Saint Lucia records two new cases of COVID-19 |publisher=Saint Lucia News Online |date=29 April 2020 |url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-saint-lucia-records-two-new-cases-of-covid-19/ |accessdate=29 April 2020}}</ref> As of 11 October 2021, Saint Lucia reported 12,017 total cases, 837 active cases, and 224 deaths.<ref name="jan_stats"/> Infections increased ten times between January and March.<ref name="covid_surge"/> === Saint Vincent and the Grenadines === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} On 11 March, [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] confirmed its first case.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BREAKING NEWS: St. Vincent confirms first case of coronavirus disease COVID-19|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/breaking-news-st-vincent-confirms-first-case-of-coronavirus-disease-covid-19/|website=St. Lucia News Online|date=12 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020|last=Admin}}</ref> St. Vincent and Grenadines registered its first COVID-19 death in 2021 and by 1 March had eight fatal victims.<ref name="covid_surge"/> === Trinidad and Tobago === {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago}} 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=T&T confirms first case of coronavirus|url=https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/tt-gets-first-case-of-coronavirus-covid-19/|website=St. Lucia News Online|date=12 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}}</ref> As of 13 January 2021, Trinidad and Tobago reported 7,305 total cases, 285 active cases, and 129 deaths. This comes out to 92 deaths per one million population.<ref name="jan_stats"/> === United States === {{Image frame|content={{COVID-19 pandemic in the United States imagemap}}|caption={{COVID-19 pandemic in the United States imagemap/caption}}|align=right}} {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in the United States}}On 20 January, the United States confirmed its first case, of a 35-year-old man who had returned on 15 January to the [[state of Washington]] after visiting family in Wuhan, China. The man sought clinical assistance on 19 January.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Holshue |first1=Michelle |last2=DeBolt |first2=Chas |last3=Lindquist |first3=Scott |last4=Lofy |first4=Kathy |last5=Wiesman |first5=John |last6=Bruce |first6=Hollianne |last7=Spitters |first7=Christopher |last8=Ericson |first8=Keith |last9=Wilkerson |first9=Sara |last10=Tural |first10=Ahmet |last11=Diaz |first11=George |last12=Cohn |first12=Amanda |title=First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |date=5 March 2020 |volume=] |issue=10 |pages=929–936 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa2001191 |pmid=32004427 |pmc=7092802 |doi-access=free }}</ref> On 27 February, the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]] reported a case in California which may be the first instance of community transmission in the US.<ref name="nyt20200226">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/world/asia/coronavirus-news.html |title=In U.S. and Germany, Community Transmission Is Now Suspected |date=26 February 2020 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> On 29 February, officials of [[COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)|Washington State]] confirmed the first reported death from COVID-19 in the US.<ref name="united.states.1">{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/f175d89567a26d59cab27725c9e8a0d7 |title=Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency |agency= Associated Press|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229185451/https://apnews.com/f175d89567a26d59cab27725c9e8a0d7 |archive-date=29 February 2020 |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> By 11 March, the U.S. had tested fewer than 10,000 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus: Should Americans be worried? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51649897 |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=12 March 2020}}</ref> By the end of the month, over 1,000,000 people had been tested.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cummings |first1=William |last2=Hayes |first2=Christal |last3=Jackson |first3=David |title=Trump says more than 1 million Americans have been tested for coronavirus |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/30/coronavirus-response-mnuchin-trump/5086774002/ |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=30 March 2020}}</ref> However, health experts stated that this level of testing was still inadequate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alltucker |first1=Ken |title=Labs are testing 100,000 people each day for the coronavirus. That's still not enough. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/02/coronavirus-testing-number-labs-covid/5099458002/ |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=2 April 2020}}</ref> On 26 March, the United States surpassed China and Italy as the country with the most confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a figure above 82,000.<ref name="SA-20200326">{{cite news |last1=Berke |first1=Jeremy |last2=McFall-Johnsen |first2=Morgan |title=USA Now Has More COVID-19 Cases Than Any Other Country in The World |url=https://www.businessinsider.com.au/coronavirus-us-has-worlds-biggest-outbreak-topping-china-2020-3?r=US&IR=T |date=27 March 2020 |work=Business Insider |access-date=11 November 2020 }}</ref><ref name="NYT-20200326">{{cite news |last=McNeil, Jr. |first=Donald G. |title=The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus Cases – Following a series of missteps, the nation is now the epicenter of the pandemic. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/health/usa-coronavirus-cases.html |date=26 March 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=27 March 2020 }}</ref> The [[Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services|U.S. federal government's health inspectors]] surveyed 323 hospitals in late March; reporting "severe shortages" of test supplies, "widespread shortages" of [[personal protective equipment]] (PPE), and other strained resources due to extended patient stays while awaiting test results.<ref name="RobertsonApril7">{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Lori |title=The HHS Inspector General Report |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/the-hhs-inspector-general-report/ |publisher=[[Factcheck.org]] |access-date=21 April 2020 |date=7 April 2020}}</ref> On 11 April, the United States surpassed Italy as the country with the most confirmed COVID-19 deaths, with a total of over 20,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/11/coronavirus-latest-news/ |title=Confirmed U.S. covid-19 death toll reaches 20,000, highest in the world |first1=Derek|last1=Hawkins|first2=Marisa|last2=Iati|first3=Hannah|last3=Knowles|first4=Simon|last4=Denyer|first5=Meryl|last5=Kornfield|first6=Timothy|last6=Bella|first7=Jesse|last7=Dougherty|website=The Washington Post |date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=21 April 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200421033920/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/11/coronavirus-latest-news/}}</ref> The U.S. also became the first to record 2,000 deaths in a single day.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Graham-Harrison|first=Emma|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/11/coronavirus-us-records-2000-dead-in-a-day-as-italy-and-india-extend-lockdowns|title=Coronavirus: US records 2,000 dead in a day as Italy and India extend lockdowns|date=12 April 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> Wyoming became the 50th state to be issued a disaster declaration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://k2radio.com/president-trump-declares-disaster-in-wyoming-due-to-coronavirus/|title=President Trump Declares Disaster in Wyoming Due to Coronavirus|first=Nick|last=Learned|website=K2 Radio}}</ref> By 20 April, the federal government stated it was conducting 150,000 tests per day, and claimed that this number would be enough to allow for schools and businesses to reopen. Health experts estimate that 500,000 to 1,000,000 tests per day would be needed to properly track the spread of the COVID-19, to avoid a new wave of infections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Court |first1=Emma |title=U.S. Not Testing Enough for States to Reopen, Experts Say |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-19/u-s-not-testing-enough-to-allow-states-to-reopen-experts-say |access-date=21 April 2020 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=20 April 2020}}</ref> On 1 October it was announced first that [[Hope Hicks]] had tested positive, and a few hours later it was announced that both President [[Donald Trump]] and [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Melania Trump|Melania]] had tested positive for COVID-19, who were all part of the broader [[White House COVID-19 outbreak]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/politics/hope-hicks-positive-coronavirus/index.html|title=President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19|author=Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins, Betsy Klein, Jim Acosta and Paul LeBlanc|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Trump |first=Donald |author-link=Donald Trump |user=realDonaldTrump |number=1311892190680014849 |date=2 October 2020 |title=Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! |access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref> Both Trumps recovered from the disease. On 9 November, the U.S. surpassed 10 million COVID-19 cases, according to data from Johns Hopkins.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 November 2020|title=U.S. surpasses 10 million coronavirus cases|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-us-10-million-cases/|access-date=9 November 2020|publisher=CBS News}}</ref> On 11 December, the [[Food and Drug Administration|United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]] authorized for the emergency use of the [[Tozinameran|Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Commissioner|first=Office of the|date=14 December 2020|title=FDA Takes Key Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing Emergency Use Authorization for First COVID-19 Vaccine|url=https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-key-action-fight-against-covid-19-issuing-emergency-use-authorization-first-covid-19|access-date=17 December 2020|website=FDA}}</ref> Following the issuing, it was estimated that 20,000,000 could be vaccinated over the course of a few weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jacqueline Howard|title=FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/11/health/covid-vaccine-fda-eua/index.html|access-date=17 December 2020|publisher=CNN}}</ref> As of 17 February 2021, the U.S. has recorded more than 27 million cases of COVID-19; 483,000 have died.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United States of America: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard|url=https://covid19.who.int/|access-date=18 February 2021|publisher=World Health Organization}}</ref> ====Alaska==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Alaska}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Alaska on 12 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2020|title=Alaska's coronavirus response has escalated as the number of cases has grown. Here's where things stand.|url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2020/03/22/alaskas-coronavirus-response-has-escalated-as-the-number-of-cases-has-grown-heres-where-things-stand/|access-date=18 February 2021|website=Anchorage Daily News}}</ref> ====California==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in California}} ====Florida==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Florida}} ====New Jersey==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey}} ====New York==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state)}} {{See also|COVID-19 pandemic in New York City}} ====Ohio==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio}} The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Ohio on 9 March 2020, when the state's first cases were reported. The first death from COVID-19 in Ohio was reported on 19 March. Subsequently, records supported by further testing showed that undetected cases had existed in Ohio since early January, with the first confirmed death on 17 March. By 23 April, Ohio had 656 confirmed deaths; by 1 May, there were 1002 confirmed deaths. Accurate data was difficult to obtain due to limited test availability. By 12 December, a total of 553,461 cases had been reported leading to 31,803 hospitalizations and 7,477 deaths. ====Texas==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Texas}} ====Washington State==== {{Main|COVID-19 pandemic in Washington State}} The first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was announced by the state of Washington on 21 January 2020. Washington made the first announcement of a death from the disease in the U.S. on 29 February and later announced that two deaths there on 26 February were also due to COVID-19. Until mid-March, Washington had the highest absolute number of confirmed cases and the highest number per capita of any state in the country, until it was surpassed by New York state on 10 April 2020. Many of the deceased were residents of a nursing home in Kirkland, an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County. P.S. CORONAVIRUS WILL BE OVER IN 2022 PEOPLES SHOULD TAKE OFF MASKS DO TO EVERYONE GE VACCINES. ==See also== {{Div col}} * [[History of smallpox in Mexico]] * [[Cocoliztli epidemics]] Mexico, 1545–1548 and 1576–1580 * [[Massachusetts smallpox epidemic|1633 Massachusetts smallpox epidemic]] * [[1775–1782 North American smallpox epidemic]] * [[1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic]] * [[1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic]] * [[1847 North American typhus epidemic]] * [[1889-90 flu pandemic]] * [[Spanish flu|1918 Spanish flu pandemic]] * [[1924 Los Angeles pneumonic plague outbreak]] * [[1968 flu pandemic]] * [[London flu|1972 London flu]] * [[Mumps outbreaks in the 21st century]] * [[2009 flu pandemic]] * [[2010s Haiti cholera outbreak]] * [[2013–2014 chikungunya outbreak]] * [[2015–2016 Zika virus epidemic]] * [[2017-18 United States flu season]] * [[2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic]] * [[2019–2020 United States flu season]] * [[COVID-19 pandemic on cruise ships]] * [[2020 in the Caribbean]] * [[2020 in Central America]] * 2020s {{End div col}} ==References== {{Reflist|refs= <!-- Not in use <ref name="JHU">{{cite web|title=Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)|url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6|date=19 March 2020|website=arcgis.com|publisher=Johns Hopkins University|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> Not in use--> }} == External links == * [https://corona.arrangy.com Worldwide Coronavirus Map, confirmed Cases] – Map the route paths of coronavirus confirmed cases. * [https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/ ncov – CSSE] – Map of the expansion of the virus in Europe and in the world * [https://coronavirus-updates.live/country/north-america Coronavirus Updates in North America] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128172507/https://coronavirus-updates.live/country/north-america |date=28 November 2020 }} – Daily updated totals of the virus in all countries on North America {{COVID-19 pandemic|locations}} [[Category:COVID-19 pandemic in North America| ]] [[Category:COVID-19 pandemic by continent|North America]] [[Category:Health disasters in North America]] [[Category:2020 disasters in North America]] [[Category:2021 disasters in North America]]'