33 countries in the Caribbean are affected by the covid-19 pandemic. The Caribbean public health agency (Carpha) recorded on April 14 6 cases, or + 087% since its previous assessment on April 52. 8 people died and 316 people were declared cured. "Risk of virus spreading in the Caribbean remains high", Says Carpha.
55% of positive patients domiciled in one of the 26 member countries of Carpha (most of the islands except the French, Cuba), contracted the virus elsewhere than in the Caribbean and 35% were contaminated in their territory by having been in contact with infected people. According to surveys on the origin of travel by infected patients, 49 people declared having taken a cruise, 48 returned from the United States, 34 from the United Kingdom, 7 from the Netherlands, 2 from France, 3 from Sint Maarten.
The most affected island is the Dominican Republic with 3 cases including 167 new cases in one week, 1 deaths. Puerto Rico comes second with 211 cases and 177 deaths, then Cuba with 903 cases and 45 deaths. (soualigapost.com)
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