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As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worsens across much of the Caribbean, the region continues to grapple with a surge in infections. 

The region, while maintaining mostly closed cases for 38-straight weeks, benefitted from a rally in recoveries. In the last six days, however, the Caribbean registered more new infections (19,357) than closed cases (14,513).

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic still rank as the four worst-hit territories in the Caribbean. Cases have are also on the uptick in Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago.

Analysis of regional data by Our Today has indicated that 19 of the 32 affected countries and territories reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

As at 1:27 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Monday, May 10, collated data from respective health departments across the region has indicated a combined total of 743,787 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 499,581 cases, or roughly 67.2 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 244,206 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (488,998 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 spiked to 10,583.

Dominica joins Montserrat as the Caribbean’s lone territories without active cases.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 743,787
Deaths: 10,583
Recoveries: 488,998*
Active cases: 244,206*

*—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: 560 new cases; 272,108 confirmed. 3,540 patients have died. (231,963 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 272 new cases; 135,543 confirmed. 2,374 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 1,116 new cases; 117,097 confirmed. 686 patients have died. (110,312 recoveries)

Jamaica: 74 new cases; 46,782 confirmed. 809 patients have died. (22,395 recoveries)

French Guiana: 278 new cases; 20,644 confirmed. 106 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 805 new cases; 15,360 confirmed. 210 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Guyana: 159 new cases; 14,362 confirmed. 325 patients have died. (12,154 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 233 new cases; 13,355 confirmed. 211 patients have died. (9,237 recoveries)

Haiti: Nine new cases; 13,179 confirmed. 264 patients have died. (12,154 recoveries)

Belize: Four new cases; 12,686 confirmed. 323 patients have died. (12,288 recoveries)

Curaçao: One new case;  12,235 confirmed. 114 patients have died. (11,957 recoveries)

Martinique: 305 new cases; 11,558 confirmed. 83  patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Suriname: 92 new cases; 11,112 confirmed. 215 patients have died. (9,778 recoveries)

The Bahamas: 46 new cases; 10,908 confirmed. 214 patients have died. (9,854 recoveries)

Aruba: 13 new cases; 10,770 confirmed. 101 patients have died. (10,573 recoveries)

St Lucia: No new cases; 4,654 confirmed. 75 patients have died. (4,444 recoveries)

Barbados: Four new cases; 3,946 confirmed. 45 patients have died. (3,861 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: 13 new cases; 3,223 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (3,102 recoveries)

Bermuda: No new cases; 2,434 confirmed. 30 patients have died. (2,095 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: No new cases; 2,402 confirmed. 17 patients have died. (2,358 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: 28 new cases; 2,260 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (2,203 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Two new cases; 1,922 confirmed. 11 patients have died. (1,741 recoveries)

St Martin: No new cases; 1,773 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,399 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: No new cases; 1,237 confirmed. 32 patients have died. (1,170 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: No new cases; 974 confirmed. One patient has died. (462 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: No new cases; 548 confirmed. Two patients have died. (537 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: No new cases; 216 confirmed. One patient has died. (191 recoveries)

Grenada: No new cases; 160 confirmed. One patient has died. (158 recoveries)

Anguilla: No new cases; 99 confirmed. (49 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: No new cases: 45 confirmed. (44 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

Dominica: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 175 cases)

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