| COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu | |
|---|---|
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Tuvalu |
| Arrival date | 11 March 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 5 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 1 |
| Recovered | 0 |
Deaths | 0 |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in Tuvalu is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached Tuvalu on 11 March 2022.
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.
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.
Timeline edit
March 2022 edit
On 11 March 2022, a traveller from Solomon Islands is tested positive for COVID-19.
On 12 March 2022, four new cases are reported.
Statistics edit
Cases by islands edit
| Island/Atoll | Cases | References |
|---|---|---|
| Funafuti | 2 | |
| Nanumea | 1 | |
| Nui | 1 | |
| Nukufetau | 1 | |
| 4/9 | 5 |