COVID-19 pandemic in the Collectivity of Saint Martin

The COVID-19 pandemic in French Saint Martin was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin on 1 March 2020. The island is split in a Dutch and French part, with the main airport on the Dutch side and the major harbour on the French 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. The island had a population of 35,334 in 2017.

This article is about 2020 viral pandemic in French Saint Martin. For epidemic in Dutch part of the island, see COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten.

COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Martin
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationSaint Martin
Arrival date1 March 2020
(4 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Confirmed cases12,324
Recovered12,217
Deaths
46
Government website
guadeloupe.ars.sante.fr
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