COVID-19 pandemic in Åland
Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in the Åland Islands, Finland
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The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Åland, an autonomous region of Finland, in March 2020.
DiseaseCOVID-19
PathogenSARS-CoV-2
LocationÅland (Finland)
Arrival date22 March 2020
(6 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
(6 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Pathogen | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Åland (Finland) |
| Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (6 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 5,721 |
Deaths | 9 |
| Test positivity rate | 4.9% |
| Government website | |
| https://www.alandstidningen.ax/ | |
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.[1][2]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[3][4] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]
