COVID-19 pandemic in Antarctica
The COVID-19 pandemic in Antarctica is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Due to its remoteness and sparse population, Antarctica was the last continent to have confirmed cases of COVID-19 and was one of the last regions of the world affected directly by the pandemic. The first cases were reported in December 2020, almost a year after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in China. At least 36 people are confirmed to have been infected. Even before the first cases on the continent were reported, human activity in Antarctica was indirectly impacted.
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Confirmed cases in Antarctica | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Antarctica |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Base General Bernardo O'Higgins (Chile) |
| Arrival date | 21 December 2020 (3 years, 3 months and 4 weeks ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 226 |
| Active cases | 0 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 1 |
| Recovered | 226 |
Deaths | 0 |
Territories | Chilean Antarctic Territory |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
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