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As Anguilla re-joins Grenada becoming the only two territories without active cases, Caribbean countries continue the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

Inching closer to a 23rd week with majority closed cases, the third wave of the pandemic rages across the region, with new infections again on the rise. 

In the last three days, the Caribbean recorded slightly more new infections (9,184) than closed cases (7,273).

Now, two weeks away from the one-year anniversary since COVID-19 first infiltrated Caribbean shores, analysis of regional data by Our Today has noted 22 of the 32 affected countries and territories reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

As at 5:40 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Wednesday, February 17, collated data from respective health departments across the region have indicated a combined total of 510,088 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 325,038 cases, or roughly 62.2 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 185,050 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (298,892 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 7,891.

At the time of publication, Anguilla joins Grenada as the two territories without active cases in the Caribbean.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 510,088
Deaths: 7,891
Recoveries: 317,147*
Active cases: 185,050*

*—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: 686 new cases; 231,737 confirmed. 2,990 patients have died. (180,170 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 480 new cases; 98,317 confirmed. 1,930 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 824 new cases; 40,765 confirmed. 277 patients have died. (35,324 recoveries)

Jamaica: 243 new cases; 20,016 confirmed. 381 patients have died. (12,735 recoveries)

French Guiana: No new cases; 16,456 confirmed. 80 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Haiti: 14 new cases; 12,206 confirmed. 247 patients have died. (9,363 recoveries)

Belize: 13 new cases; 12,188 confirmed. 313 patients have died. (11,682 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 177 new cases; 9,528 confirmed. 158 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Suriname: Nine new cases; 8,820 confirmed. 167 patients have died. (8,264 recoveries)

The Bahamas: 72 new cases; 8,383 confirmed. 179 patients have died. (7,071 recoveries)

Guyana: 30 new cases; 8,262 confirmed. 188 patients have died. (7,486 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 10 new cases; 7,656 confirmed. 138 patients have died. (7,362 recoveries)

Aruba: 23 new cases; 7,461 confirmed. 69 patients have died. (7,131 recoveries)

Martinique: No new cases; 6,553 confirmed. 45 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Curaçao: Four new cases;  4,655 confirmed. 22 patients have died. (4,571 recoveries)

St Lucia: 27 new cases; 2,576 confirmed. 24 patients have died. (2,275 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: Three new cases; 2,545 confirmed. 25 patients have died. (2,441 recoveries)

Barbados: 126 new cases; 2,457 confirmed. 28 patients have died. (1,698 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: 12 new cases; 2,013 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (1,927 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: 35 new cases; 1,909 confirmed. 13 patients have died. (1,596 recoveries)

St Martin: 89 new cases; 1,497 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,050 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Five new cases; 1,462 confirmed. Six patients have died. (632 recoveries)

Bermuda: No new cases; 695 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (679 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: 57 new cases; 512 confirmed. One patient has died. (247 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: 43 new cases; 486 confirmed. 10 patients have died. (206 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: No new cases; 419 confirmed. Two patients have died. (388 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: No new cases; 153 confirmed. One patient has died. (150 recoveries) 

Dominica: No new cases; 134 confirmed. (121 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: No new cases; 41 confirmed. (39 recoveries)

Monserrat: No new cases; 20 confirmed. One patient has died. (13 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

Anguilla: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 18 cases)

Grenada: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 148 cases, one patient died)