COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Guadeloupe, France
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have spread to the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe on 12 March 2020.
(6 years, 6 months and 6 days)
| COVID-19 pandemic in Guadeloupe | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Pathogen | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Guadeloupe |
| Arrival date | 13 March 2020 (6 years, 6 months and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 203,235[1] |
| Recovered | 201,148[2] |
Deaths | 1,021[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.56% |
| Government website | |
| https://www.guadeloupe.ars.sante.fr/ | |
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[3][4]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[5][6] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[7][5]
Timeline
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On 12 March, the first case of COVID-19 in Guadeloupe was confirmed.[8]
As of 16 March, there had been 6 positive cases and no deaths.[9] By 26 March, there had been 84 positive cases and 1 death.[10]
On 21 August, Valérie Denux, director of the Regional Health Agency of Guadeloupe (ARS), announced the archipelago alert threshold was crossed, with an incidence rate of 86.23, per 100,000 inhabitants; doubling in the previous week. A scheduled meeting was scheduled to take place on 25 August, to announce monitoring activity by the COVID-19 committee as well as plans by local authorities on educational institution reopening plans.[11]
Preventive measures
- As of 13 August, face masks must be worn in all indoor spaces for people over the age of 11, but the rule has not been extended to outdoor public spaces.[12]
- Recommendation that large gatherings be avoided, Unauthorized events are subject to fines of €135.[12]