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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to unfold across the Caribbean, however, while the region has managed to keep more closed cases than their active counterparts for an impressive 15th week—new infections are still trending upwards.

In the last four days, the region recorded more new infections (15,242) than closed cases (10,904)—the telltale signals active cases continue to rise.

As the Caribbean nears the one-year anniversary since COVID-19 first infiltrated her shores, analysis of regional data by Our Today has noted 30 of the 32 affected countries and territories reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

As at 2:42 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Friday, January 29, collated data from respective health departments across the region have indicated a combined total of 452,568 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 272,980 cases, or roughly 60.13  per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 179,588 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (255,316 recoveries to date, barring insufficient data from Puerto Rico and Martinique).

In the meantime, the total number of patients who succumbed to coronavirus-related complications has steadily climbed to 6,997.

At the time of publication, Montserrat stands as the Caribbean’s lone territory without active cases.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 452,568
Deaths: 6,997
Recoveries: 265,983*
Active cases: 179,588*

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

Dominican Republic: 1,802 new cases; 210,412 confirmed. 2,626 patients have died. (154,145 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 297 new cases; 92,541 confirmed. 1,812 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 666 new cases; 24,105 confirmed. 194 patients have died. (19,050 recoveries)

French Guiana: 75 new cases; 15,932 confirmed. 76 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Jamaica: 27 new cases; 15,462 confirmed. 345 patients have died. (11,981 recoveries)

Belize: 29 new cases; 11,845 confirmed. 298 patients have died. (11,273 recoveries)

Haiti: 58 new cases; 11,460 confirmed. 245 patients have died. (9,061 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 117 new cases; 9,097 confirmed. 154 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Suriname: 50 new cases; 8,293 confirmed. 154 patients have died. (7,246 recoveries)

The Bahamas: Six new cases; 8,133 confirmed. 175 patients have died. (6,720 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 11 new cases; 7,520 confirmed. 134 patients have died. (7,099 recoveries)

Guyana: 90 new cases; 7,470 confirmed. 175 patients have died. (6,534 recoveries)

Aruba: 49 new cases; 6,858 confirmed. 58 patients have died. (6,394 recoveries)

Martinique: 75 new cases; 6,402 confirmed. 45 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Curaçao: Seven new cases;  4,574 confirmed. 20 patients have died. (4,479 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: 14 new cases; 2,398 confirmed. 24 patients have died. (2,283 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: 15 new cases; 1,822 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (1,644 recoveries)

Barbados: 34 new cases; 1,477 confirmed. 11 patients have died. (1,098 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: 48 new cases; 1,435 confirmed. Eight patients have died. (1,051 recoveries)

St Martin: 88 new cases; 1,234 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,050 recoveries)

St Lucia: 77 new cases; 1,106 confirmed. 13 patients have died. (424 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: 38 new cases; 865 confirmed. Two patients have died. (220 recoveries)

Bermuda: One new case; 690 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (650 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: Two new cases; 387 confirmed. Two patients have died. (357 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: 60 new cases; 360 confirmed. One patient has died. (247 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: Three new cases; 218 confirmed. Six patients have died. (175 recoveries)

Grenada: No new cases; 148 confirmed. One patient has died (142 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: Four new cases; 141 confirmed. One patient has died. (131 recoveries) 

Dominica: Four new cases; 117 confirmed. (106 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: Two new cases; 37 confirmed. (35 recoveries)

Anguilla: One new case; 16 confirmed. (15 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

Monserrat: No active cases. (Previously had 13 confirmed cases; one patient died)