COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas

COVID-19 pandemic in The Bahamas
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationThe Bahamas
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Index caseNew Providence[1]
Arrival date15 March 2020
(4 years, 8 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Confirmed cases39,127[2]
Deaths
849[2]
Fatality rate2.17%
Government website

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas was a part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[3] The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019,[4] declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020,[5] and recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020.[6] It was confirmed to have reached the Bahamas on 15 March 2020 with the announcement of the first case.[1]

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[7] The case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower than for other coronavirus respiratory infections such as SARS and MERS, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][9]

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