COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands

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COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands
COVID-19 Outbreak Cases in Åland by municipalities.svg
Map of the COVID-19 outbreak in Åland Islands by municipalities as of 15 May 2021.
  100+ Confirmed cases
  50–99 Confirmed cases
  15–49 Confirmed cases
  6–14 Confirmed cases
  <5 confirmed cases
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationÅland Islands, Finland
Arrival date22 March 2020
(1 year, 3 months and 1 day)
Confirmed cases388[1]
Deaths
0
Government website
https://www.alandstidningen.ax/

The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland, in March 2020.

Background[edit]

On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[2][3]

The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[4][5] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[6][4]

Timeline[edit]

On 22 March 2020, the first case in the Åland Islands was confirmed.[7]

On 13 April 2020, the Islands reached a total of 10 cases.[1]

Cases by municipalities[edit]

Municipality Cases[8]
Brändö 17
Eckerö 9
Finström 15
Föglö no data
Geta 6
Hammarland 32
Jomala 55
Kökar no data
Kumlinge no data
Lemland 22
Lumparland no data
Mariehamn 217
Saltvik no data
Sottunga no data
Sund no data
Vårdö no data
Total 388
Last update 16 June 2021

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Statistik covid-19". Ålandstidningen | Nyheter på Åland (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. ^ Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  5. ^ "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Åland Islands confirms first coronavirus cases, recommends quarantine for visitors from Finland". Yle. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Experience". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.