COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten, also known as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Sint Maarten,was a part of the ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten on 17 March 2020. By 15 June, all cases recovered.[2] On 1 July, a new case had been discovered,[3] which resolved on 3 July [4] On 15 July, a 79th case was discovered.[5]
COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Sint Maarten |
Arrival date | 17 March 2020 (4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 9,599[1] (2022-03-09) |
Active cases | 51 |
Recovered | 9,463 |
Deaths | 85 |
Government website | |
sintmaartengov.org |
The island is split in a Dutch and French part, with the main airport on the Dutch side and the major harbour on the Dutch side. The first positive test was a French couple from Saint Martin who returned from France via Saint Barthélemy on 1 March 2020. They were screened and tested positive on the airport, but are counted on the French count.[6] The island had a population of 41,486 people in 2016.[7]