COVID-19 pandemic in Åland
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Åland (Finland) |
| Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (4 years, 2 weeks and 5 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 5,721 |
Deaths | 9 |
| 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
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
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. 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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