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Caribbean countries are losing ground in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic this week, as new infections and deaths are trending upwards. 

Regional closed cases—managing to stay above the coronavirus wave for 33 weeks running—continue to hold steady.

In the last six days, the Caribbean has recorded twice as many new infections (18,684) as closed cases (8,659).

Analysis of regional data by Our Today has indicated that 22 of the 32 affected countries and territories reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

As at 5:13 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Sunday, April 4, collated data from respective health departments across the region has indicated a combined total of 625,719 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 415,680 cases, or roughly 66.4 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are currently 210,039 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (406,509 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 has steadily climbed to 9,171.

With St Kitts and Nevis joining Montserrat, the Caribbean is left with only territories without active cases.

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

Confirmed cases to date: 625,719
Deaths: 9,171
Recoveries: 406,509*
Active cases: 210,039*

*—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: 159 new cases; 254,295 confirmed. 3,346 patients have died. (214,177 patients have recovered)

Puerto Rico: 635 new cases; 109,407 confirmed. 2,126 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Cuba: 1,162 new cases; 79,544 confirmed. 417 patients have died. (69,204 recoveries)

Jamaica: 214 new cases; 40,663 confirmed. 615 patients have died. (18,149 recoveries)

French Guiana: 210 new cases; 17,132 confirmed. 93 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Haiti: No new cases; 12,788 confirmed. 251 patients have died. (11,126 recoveries)

Belize: No new cases; 12,456 confirmed. 317 patients have died. (12,090 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 383 new cases; 11,681 confirmed. 170 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Guyana: 94 new cases; 10,540 confirmed. 237 patients have died. (9,215 recoveries)

Curaçao: 465 new cases;  9,635 confirmed. 44 patients have died. (5,401 recoveries)

Aruba: 47 new cases; 9,607 confirmed. 86 patients have died. (8,898 recoveries)

The Bahamas: 52 new cases; 9,171 confirmed. 188 patients have died. (8,676 recoveries)

Suriname: 16 new cases; 9,153 confirmed. 177 patients have died. (8,612 recoveries)

Martinique: 594 new cases; 8,304 confirmed. 51 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 20 new cases; 8,136 confirmed. 145 patients have died. (7,640 recoveries)

St Lucia: Eight new cases; 4,273 confirmed. 61 patients have died. (4,082 recoveries)

Barbados: Three new cases; 3,668 confirmed. 43 patients have died. (3,526 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: Three new cases; 2,931 confirmed. 26 patients have died. (2,847 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: No new cases; 2,344 confirmed. 17 patients have died. (2,271 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: No new cases; 2,151 confirmed. 27 patients have died. (2,083 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Three new cases; 1,758 confirmed. 10 patients have died. (1,624 recoveries)

St Martin: 40 new cases; 1,659 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,399 recoveries)

Bermuda: 108 new cases; 1,400 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (758 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: 18 new cases; 1,170 confirmed. 28 patients have died. (882 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: 20  new cases; 775 confirmed. One patient has died. (462 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: No new cases; 501 confirmed. Two patients have died. (477 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: 13 new cases; 168 confirmed. One patient has died. (153 recoveries)

Dominica: No new cases; 165 confirmed. (159 recoveries)

Grenada: No new cases; 155 confirmed. One patient has died. (152 recoveries)

Anguilla: No new cases; 25 confirmed. (22 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

St Kitts and Nevis: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 44 cases)

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