COVID-19 pandemic in Åland
COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Åland (Finland) |
Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (1 year, 10 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
Confirmed cases | 2,721 |
Deaths | 4 |
Test positivity rate | 4.9% |
Government website | |
https://www.alandstidningen.ax/ |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Åland, 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.[1][2]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[3][4] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]
Timeline[edit]
On 22 March 2020, the first case in the Åland Islands was confirmed.[6]
On 13 April 2020, the Islands reached a total of 10 cases.[7]
Cases by municipalities[edit]
Municipality | Cases[8] |
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Brändö | 34 |
Eckerö | 38 |
Finström | 138 |
Föglö | 75 |
Geta | 28 |
Hammarland | 138 |
Jomala | 507 |
Kökar | 7 |
Kumlinge | 10 |
Lemland | 165 |
Lumparland | 13 |
Mariehamn | 1,320 |
Saltvik | 116 |
Sottunga | no data |
Sund | 52 |
Vårdö | 20 |
Total | 2,664 |
Last update 25 January 2022 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Åland Islands confirms first coronavirus cases, recommends quarantine for visitors from Finland". Yle. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Statistik covid-19". Ålandstidningen | Nyheter på Åland (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Experience". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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