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The Caribbean has done well to keep the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s worst effects at bay but a resurgence of the infectious disease threatens to eradicate regional gains to slow further spread.

As evidenced in the last four days, the Caribbean has recorded more than twice as many new infections (11,107) than closed cases (5,519).

As regional vaccination efforts press on, however, countries head commendably towards 32-straight weeks maintaining mostly closed cases.

Analysis of regional data by Our Today has indicated that 23 of the 32 affected countries and territories reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

As at 4:16 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Monday, March 28, collated data from respective health departments across the region has indicated a combined total of 607,035 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 407,021 cases, or roughly 67.05 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 200,014 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (397,998 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 9,023.

Considering yesterday’s loss of the British Virgin Islands, the Caribbean is only left with Montserrat as the lone territory without active cases.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 607,035
Deaths: 9,023
Recoveries: 397,998*
Active cases: 200,014*

*—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: 199 new cases; 252,182 confirmed. 3,307 patients have died. (211,409 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 595 new cases; 106,488 confirmed. 2,112 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 701 new cases; 73,204 confirmed. 417 patients have died. (69,204 recoveries)

Jamaica: 287 new cases; 38,514 confirmed. 586 patients have died. (17,334 recoveries)

French Guiana: 158 new cases; 16,922 confirmed. 89 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Haiti: 22 new cases; 12,758 confirmed. 251 patients have died. (10,856 recoveries)

Belize: Four new cases; 12,415 confirmed. 317 patients have died. (12,061 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 322 new cases; 11,298 confirmed. 165 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Guyana: 96 new cases; 10,168 confirmed. 227 patients have died. (8,879 recoveries)

Aruba: 35 new cases; 9,294 confirmed. 82 patients have died. (8,608 recoveries)

Suriname: Two new cases; 9,097 confirmed. 177 patients have died. (8,579 recoveries)

The Bahamas: No new cases; 8,935 confirmed. 188 patients have died. (7,757 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 23 new cases; 7,977 confirmed. 142 patients have died. (7,595 recoveries)

Martinique: No new cases; 7,710 confirmed. 49 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Curaçao: 223 new cases;  7,558 confirmed. 30 patients have died. (5,096 recoveries)

St Lucia: 11 new cases; 4,202 confirmed. 58 patients have died. (4,107 recoveries)

Barbados: 20 new cases; 3,629 confirmed. 41 patients have died. (3,436 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: Six new cases; 2,907 confirmed. 26 patients have died. (2,653 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: One new case; 2,327 confirmed. 17 patients have died. (2,203 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: Six new cases; 2,130 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (2,073 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: One new case; 1,739 confirmed. 10 patients have died. (1,587 recoveries)

St Martin: No new cases; 1,619 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,399 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: Eight new cases; 1,136 confirmed. 28 patients have died. (820 recoveries)

Bermuda: 81 new cases; 1,028 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (722 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: No new cases; 755 confirmed. One patient has died. (462 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: No new cases; 487 confirmed. Two patients have died. (462 recoveries)

Dominica: One new case; 161 confirmed. (153 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: One new case; 155 confirmed. One patient has died. (153 recoveries)

Grenada: No new cases; 154 confirmed. One patient has died. (151 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: No new cases; 44 confirmed. (42 recoveries)

Anguilla: No new cases; 22 confirmed. (20 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

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