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An outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the Caribbean is showing signs of slowing this week, as the Delta variant continues to devastate the region.

A week after hitting over 20,000 cumulative deaths, the region is ‘holding on for dear life’ and records its 53rd consecutive week of mostly closed cases. 

The Delta variant’s recent confirmation in Anguilla and the Bahamas arguably only leaves Montserrat as the Caribbean’s last ‘uninvaded’ territory; with the viral mutation dominating infections regionally.

Over the last seven days, marginally more new regional infections (81,535) were confirmed than closed cases (74,774).

Analysis of regional data by Our Today finds all 32 affected countries and territories have reported new cases within the last 48 hours.

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago still rank as the five worst-hit territories in the region, while Martinique and Guadeloupe are experiencing a drastic spike in cases.

As at 4:34 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Thursday, September 9, collated data from respective health departments across the region has indicated a combined total of 1,692,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 1,309,975 cases, or roughly 77.4 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are an estimated 382,025 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (1,288,195 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 spiked to 21,780.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 1,692,000
Deaths: 21,780
Recoveries: 1,288,195*
Active cases: 375,263*

*—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)

Cuba: 7,747 new cases; 720,739 confirmed. 6,056 patients have died. (675,413 recoveries)

Dominican Republic: 240 new cases; 352,441 confirmed. 4,014 patients have died. (343,403 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 351 new cases; 175,068 confirmed. 2,949 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Jamaica: 511 new cases; 74,007 confirmed. 1,685 patients have died. (49,231 recoveries)

Guadeloupe:  1,960 new cases; 51,467 confirmed. 615 patients have died. (2,250 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 270 new cases; 46,283 confirmed. 1,348 patients have died. (41,191 recoveries)

Martinique: 1,503 new cases; 38,868 confirmed. 527 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

French Guiana: 260 new cases; 36,481 confirmed. 225 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Suriname: 502 new cases; 31,984 confirmed. 746 patients have died. (25,421 recoveries)

Guyana: 289 new cases; 27,061 confirmed. 657 patients have died. (23,762 recoveries)

Haiti: 38 new cases; 21,162 confirmed. 588 patients have died. (18,749 recoveries)

The Bahamas: 104 new cases; 19,139 confirmed. 453 patients have died. (15,172 recoveries)

Belize: 132 new cases; 17,251 confirmed. 369 patients have died. (15,565 recoveries)

Curaçao: 44 new cases;  15,550 confirmed. 151 patients have died. (15,067 recoveries)

Aruba: 42 new cases; 14,955 confirmed. 153 patients have died. (14,325 recoveries)

St Lucia: 69 new cases; 9,327 confirmed. 128 patients have died. (6,885 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: 80 new cases; 6,182 confirmed. 63 patients have died. (5,904 recoveries)

Barbados: 78 new cases; 5,651 confirmed. 51 patients have died. (4,903 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: 33 new cases; 3,921 confirmed. 57 patients have died. (3,623 recoveries)

St Martin: 107 new cases; 3,582 confirmed. 45 patients have died. (1,399 recoveries)

Bermuda: 225 new cases; 3,273 confirmed. 35 patients have died. (2,766 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: 11 new cases; 2,727 confirmed. 20 patients have died. (2,600 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: Two new cases; 2,642 confirmed. 37 patients have died. (2,555 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Two new cases; 2,391 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (2,314 recoveries)

Dominica: 68 new cases; 2,175 confirmed. Six patients have died. (1,675 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: 14 new cases; 1,974 confirmed. 47 patients have died. (1,390 recoveries)

Grenada: 135 new cases; 1,746 confirmed. 14 patients have died. (328 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: Five new cases; 1,542 confirmed. Two patients have died. (462 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: 42 new cases; 1,352 confirmed. Five patients have died. (749 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: Four new cases; 723 confirmed. Two patients have died. (682 recoveries)

Anguilla: Nine new cases; 305 confirmed. (269 recoveries)

Montserrat: Two new cases; 31 confirmed. One patient has died.  (23 recoveries)

NB: There are no countries without active cases at this time