COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda

viral pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda

The COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached Antigua and Barbuda in March 2020.

COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationAntigua and Barbuda
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date10 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months and 1 week)
Date6 July 2021
Confirmed cases9,106[1]
Deaths
146[1]
Vaccinations
  • 64,290[1] (total vaccinated)
  • 62,384[1] (fully vaccinated)
  • 136,512[1] (doses administered)
Government website
https://covid19.gov.ag/

On 13 March 2020, Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced Antigua and Barbuda's first confirmed COVID-19 case.[2]

Browne said the patient started presenting symptoms on March 11.[3]

On 7 January 2021, Barbuda council reported the first positive case on Barbuda island.[4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ritchie, Hannah; Mathieu, Edouard; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Beltekian, Diana; Dattani, Saloni; Roser, Max (2020–2023). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
  2. "Antigua and Barbuda records first case of coronavirus". loopslu. 13 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Antigua and Barbuda records first case of the novel coronavirus". loopnewsbarbados.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. "First Positive Covid-19 Case Recorded in Barbuda". The Daily Observer. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 11 January 2021.