[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-29-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 28: Dominican Republic-16,068 cases, 485 deaths, 8952 recovered Puerto Rico- 3486 cases (unique positive patients), 131 deaths Cuba- 1983 cases, 82 deaths, 1734 recovered Haiti- 1320 cases, 34 deaths, 22 recovered Jamaica- 569 cases, 9 deaths, 279 recovered French Guiana- 406 cases, 1 … [Read more...]
The Caribbean’s Response to the Coronavirus
[Reprinted: US News, 5-26-2020] Shutting down tourism early, low population density and lessons of hurricanes past have helped countries in the region weather the pandemic’s harm, experts say. In September 2017, two Category 5 hurricanes wreaked havoc on the Caribbean in the span of two weeks. Places such as Anguilla, Dominica, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were badly damaged – people … [Read more...]
Coronavirus cases in the Caribbean to date: 21,967
[Reprinted: Loop Caribbean News, 5-18-2020] Confirmed Caribbean coronavirus cases as of May 22: Dominican Republic- 13,989 cases, 456 deaths, 7572 recovered Puerto Rico- 3030 cases (positive only patients), 126 deaths Cuba- 1916 cases, 81 deaths, 1631 recovered Haiti- 734 cases, 22 deaths, 21 recovered Jamaica- 534 cases, 9 deaths, 181 recovered French Guiana- 249 cases, 1 … [Read more...]