COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica
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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed in Jamaica on 10 March 2020. This was during the 2019–2020 dengue fever epidemic that affected Latin America and the Caribbean.
Quick Facts Disease, Virus strain ...
COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Jamaica |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China (global pandemic) |
Index case | Kingston, Jamaica |
Arrival date | 10 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
Confirmed cases | 156,810[1] |
Recovered | 150,532[2] |
Deaths | 3,600[1] |
Government website | |
Ministry of Health and Wellness |
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On 11 January 2022, Jamaica overtook China in terms of the number of confirmed cases.