COVID-19 pandemic in Åland

COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationÅland (Finland)
Arrival date22 March 2020
(5 years, 4 months and 6 days)
Confirmed cases5,721
Deaths
9
Test positivity rate4.9%
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

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

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

Municipality Cases[8]
Brändö 64
Eckerö 111
Finström 363
Föglö 100
Geta 80
Hammarland 274
Jomala 1,108
Kökar 11
Kumlinge 36
Lemland 478
Lumparland 56
Mariehamn 2,566
Saltvik 266
Sottunga 6
Sund 165
Vårdö 37
Total 5,721
Last update 5 March 2022

See also

References

  1. ^ Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Åland Islands confirms first coronavirus cases, recommends quarantine for visitors from Finland". Yle. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Statistik covid-19". Ålandstidningen | Nyheter på Åland (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Experience". experience.arcgis.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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