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A tentative crisis is on the hands of the Caribbean, as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic’s third wave increasingly spreads throughout the region.

In the last four days, the Caribbean more than doubled new infections (12,228) over closed cases (5,813)—the telltale signals active cases continue to rise.

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

As at 4:41 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Thursday, January 21, collated data from respective health departments across the region have indicated a combined total of 427,614 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 257,061 cases, or roughly 60.11  per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 170,553 active cases regionally.

The encouraging figures were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (250,422 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 6,639.

At the time of publication, Anguilla and Montserrat stand as the Caribbean’s only territories without active cases.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 427,614
Deaths: 6,639
Recoveries: 250,422*
Active cases: 170,553*

—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: 1,549 new cases; 199,672 confirmed. 2,482 patients have died. (146,020 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 140 new cases; 88,513 confirmed. 1,732 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 408 new cases; 19,430 confirmed. 184 patients have died. (14,754 recoveries)

French Guiana: 124 new cases; 15,311 confirmed. 76 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Jamaica: 63 new cases; 14,550 confirmed. 331 patients have died. (11,809 recoveries)

Belize: 27 new cases; 11,642 confirmed. 286 patients have died. (10,911 recoveries)

Haiti: 56 new cases; 10,963 confirmed. 240 patients have died. (8,959 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 94 new cases; 8,980 confirmed. 154 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

The Bahamas: Seven new cases; 8,075 confirmed. 175 patients have died. (6,720 recoveries)

Suriname: 74 new cases; 7,783 confirmed. 146 patients have died. (6,968 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 15 new cases; 7,430 confirmed. 133 patients have died. (6,965 recoveries)

Guyana: 65 new cases; 7,015 confirmed. 170 patients have died. (6,266 recoveries)

Aruba: 39 new cases; 6,562 confirmed. 52 patients have died. (5,987 recoveries)

Martinique: 64 new cases; 6,327 confirmed. 44 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Curaçao: Eight new cases;  4,535 confirmed. 20 patients have died. (4,393 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: 22 new cases; 2,305 confirmed. 24 patients have died. (2,166 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: 26 new cases; 1,703 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (1,542 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: 39 new cases; 1,164 confirmed. Seven patients have died. (935 recoveries)

Barbados: 61 new cases; 1,156 confirmed. Nine patients have died. (493 recoveries)

St Martin: 70 new cases; 1,146 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,006 recoveries)

St Lucia: 57 new cases; 713 confirmed. Eight patients have died. (344 recoveries)

Bermuda: One new case; 684 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (611 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: 53 new cases; 655 confirmed. One patient has died. (122 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: No new cases; 381 confirmed. Two patients have died. (341 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: 49 new cases; 300 confirmed. One patient has died. (204 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: No new cases; 190 confirmed. Six patients have died. (157 recoveries)

Grenada: No new cases; 139 confirmed. One patient has died (129 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: No new cases; 114 confirmed. One patient has died. (95 recoveries) 

Dominica: Three new cases; 113 confirmed. (104 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: No new cases; 35 confirmed. (33 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

Anguilla: No active cases. (Previously had 15 confirmed cases)

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