COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands

COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationCayman Islands
Arrival date12 March 2020
(4 years, 10 months and 3 days)
Confirmed cases356[1]
Active cases9,047 (as of 18 December 2021)
Recovered307[1]
Deaths
9[1]
Fatality rate0.74%
Government website
https://www.exploregov.ky/coronavirus

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.

On 12 March 2020, a 68-year-old Italian man in critical condition, who was transferred from a cruise ship to a hospital in the Cayman Islands on 29 February due to heart issues, was announced as the first confirmed coronavirus case.[2] His death was announced two days later.[3]

On 15 November 2020, a second COVID-19 death happened.[4]

On 17 December 2020, Mercer University pre-med student and a Cayman Islands resident were sentenced to four months in prison for her violating the island's mandatory two-week quarantine COVID-19 restriction two days after arriving from the United States.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cayman Islands COVID-19 Dashboard" (PDF). Cayman Islands Government. 2021-01-07.
  2. ↑ Moore, Brooke. "First Case of COVID-19 in Cayman Islands Confirmed". Archived from the original on 2020-05-16. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ↑ Moore, Brooke. "Government Statement on Passing of COVID-19 Patient". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cayman Islands records second COVID-19 death". loop. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ↑ Cleary, Tom (17 December 2020). "Georgia Teen Jailed for 4 Months After She Broke Caymans Quarantine".
  6. ↑ Coto, Danica (18 December 2020). "US college student jailed for breaking quarantine in Cayman Islands". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Rebekah Riess. "Georgia college student sentenced to 4 months in prison for breaking Cayman Islands' Covid-19 protocol". CNN.