COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica
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.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica | |
|---|---|
| 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, 1 week and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 156,803 |
| Recovered | 150,532 |
Deaths | 3,597 |
| Government website | |
| Ministry of Health and Wellness | |
On 11 January 2022, Jamaica overtook China in terms of the number of confirmed cases.
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