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Caribbean countries are losing ground in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic this week, as new infections and deaths are trending upwards. 

Hanging in the balance, however, are the regional closed cases—managing to stay above the coronavirus wave for 29 weeks running—which is now at risk of being overtaken.

Over the weekend, Anguilla has dropped off the ‘coronavirus-free’ grouping as the Caribbean is left with just three territories without active cases.

In the last four days, however, the Caribbean recorded slightly more new infections (9,484) than closed cases (7,198).

Analysis of regional data by Our Today has indicated that 25 of the 32 affected countries and territories reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

As at 5:57 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Monday, March 15, collated data from respective health departments across the region has indicated a combined total of 571,492 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 382,127 cases, or roughly 66.9 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 189,365 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (373,470 recoveries to date, barring insufficient data from Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique).

In the meantime, the total number of patients who succumbed to coronavirus-related complications has steadily climbed to 8,657.

See Our Today’s latest situational analysis on COVID-19 in the Caribbean below:

Confirmed cases to date: 571,492
Deaths: 8,657
Recoveries: 373,470*
Active cases: 189,365*

*—Data from Health Departments and Agencies across the Caribbean. (Full or partial recovery statistics have not been forthcoming from Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique)

Dominican Republic: 254 new cases; 246,229 confirmed. 3,226 patients have died. (202,547 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 193 new cases; 102,995 confirmed. 2,028 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 734 new cases; 62,206 confirmed. 373 patients have died. (57,550 recoveries)

Jamaica: 806 new cases; 31,305 confirmed. 492 patients have died. (15,253 recoveries)

French Guiana: 71 new cases; 16,764 confirmed. 87 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Haiti: One new case; 12,664 confirmed. 250 patients have died. (10,177 recoveries)

Belize: 12 new cases; 12,370 confirmed. 316 patients have died. (11,987 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: No new cases; 10,614 confirmed. 162 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Guyana: 38 new cases; 9,160 confirmed. 207 patients have died. (8,288 recoveries)

Suriname: Two new cases; 9,024 confirmed. 176 patients have died. (8,514 recoveries)

The Bahamas: 16 new cases; 8,658 confirmed. 185 patients have died. (7,513 recoveries)

Aruba: 18 new cases; 8,395 confirmed. 79 patients have died. (8,045 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 14 new cases; 7,783 confirmed. 140 patients have died. (7,531 recoveries)

Martinique: No new cases; 6,928 confirmed. 47 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Curaçao: 28 new cases;  5,138 confirmed. 22 patients have died. (4,719 recoveries)

St Lucia: 22 new cases; 4,053 confirmed. 55 patients have died. (3,790 recoveries)

Barbados: 17 new cases; 3,421 confirmed. 37 patients have died. (3,174 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: Six new cases; 2,767 confirmed. 25 patients have died. (2,653 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: No new cases; 2,233 confirmed. 15 patients have died. (2,098 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: Four new cases; 2,082 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (2,041 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: One new case; 1,681 confirmed. Nine patients have died. (1,129 recoveries)

St Martin: 28 new cases; 1,602 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,399 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: One new case; 963 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (598 recoveries)

Bermuda: No new cases; 735 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (692 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: 58 new cases; 712 confirmed. One patient has died. (462 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: Five new cases; 468 confirmed. Two patients have died. (430 recoveries)

Dominica: Five new cases; 156 confirmed. (141 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: One new case; 43 confirmed. (41 recoveries)

Anguilla: Three new cases; 21 confirmed. (18 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

Montserrat: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 20 cases, one patient died)

British Virgin Islands: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 154 cases, one patient died)

Grenada: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 148 cases, one patient died)