COVID-19 pandemic in Palau
The COVID-19 pandemic in Palau is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Palau on 31 May 2021. As of August 2021, Palau has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world with approximately 84% of its population fully vaccinated.
| COVID-19 pandemic in Palau | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Palau |
| Arrival date | 31 May 2021 |
| Confirmed cases | 5,785 |
| Active cases | 101 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 2 |
| Hospitalized cases | 1 |
| Recovered | 5,684 |
Deaths | 7 |
| Government website | |
| http://www.palauhealth.org | |
| ‡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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