Caribbean Coronavirus Tracker: COVID-19 Data for 34 Countries

Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, St Barthelemy, St Eustatius, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Suriname, Tourism, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands

On Wednesday, March 11th, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the coronavirus originally discovered in Wuhan, China the previous December was now a pandemic. At that time, there were 118,000 coronavirus cases in 114 countries and territories, and 4,291 people had lost their lives. Today, there are over 167 million confirmed coronavirus cases in over 200 countries and territories, which has sadly resulted in over 3.4 million deaths. Known officially as SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, or 2019-nCoV the majority of cases and deaths have been in the United States, India, and Brazil.

As COVID-19 is highly contagious and new variants are emerging, most countries continue to institute full or partial lockdowns to contain the spread of the virus. There are also new travel requirements for international visitors. Thus, not only is COVID-19 a health crisis, but it is also becoming an economic crisis since tourism makes up a larger percentage of the gross domestic product (GDP) in most Caribbean countries.

Of course, before we can really begin to consider the economic challenges and roadmap for rebounding, the health crisis has to be contained. Thus, I’ve put together the Caribbean Coronavirus Tracker below to help focus the mind and provide insight into what is happening in the region. Note: Not all Caribbean countries are reporting on the number of people tested or recovered, and this is indicated with three question marks (???). Also, recognizing that these government figures are constantly changing, the source of the data is provided for each Caribbean country listed.

Caribbean Covid-19 Cases Statistics:

745,867 people in the Caribbean region have tested positive with the COVID-19 virus – this is a mix of locals as well as visitors
Of the 745,867 confirmed covid cases in the Caribbean, 10,556 have died and 237,851+ are reported as recovered.
The Dominican Republican is the Caribbean country that has the most covid cases with 282,685 positives and 3,606 deaths.
Three other Caribbean countries have more than 40,000 cases. This includes Cuba (131,832), Puerto Rico (121,330), and Jamaica (47,959).
Five Caribbean countries have had zero deaths due to COVID-19. This includes Dominica, Anguilla, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Sint Eustatius, and Saba.

The good news is that with a number of vaccines available, most Caribbean islands/countries have started vaccinating their citizens, and over 6.3+ million doses administered so far!

Caribbean Coronavirus Tracker

Last updated: Sunday, May 23rd, 2021

Country	Population	Tested	Positive	Deaths	Recovered	Vaccine Doses	Source
Anguilla	14,974	21,979	109	0	107	12,795	source
Antigua & Barbuda	96,286	13,613	1,257	42	1,192	32,651	source
Aruba	105,845	161,129	10,915	107	10,738	84,428	source
The Bahamas	385,640	94,058	11,396	222	10,221	39,857	source
Barbados	286,641	165,731	3,991	47	3,922	112,242	source
Belize	383,071	119,974	12,764	323	12,358	58,457	source
Bermuda	63,968	261,280	2,488	32	2,383	63,793	source
Bonaire	20,104	8,697	1,583	17	7,100	19,768	source
The British Virgin Islands	29,802	5,193	248	1	209	11,019	source
Cayman Islands	64,174	95,207	574	2	554	76,379	source
Cuba	11,328,063	4,082,100	131,832	863	???	70,000	source
Curacao	159,849	???	12,271	1	12,087	118,302	source
Dominica	71,625	16,182	184	0	176	33,037	source
Dominican Republic	10,824,494	1,478,358	282,685	3,606	92,567	2,801,356	source
Grenada	111,454	28,684	161	1	160	19,839	source
Guadeloupe	400,109	201,479	16,517	77	???	61,444	source
Guyana	785,715	143,825	16,014	355	13,710	168,501	source
Haiti	11,372,056	68,523	13,843	280	12,485	???	source
Jamaica	2,958,320	365,701	47,959	917	23,986	153,146	source
Martinique	376,480	???	11,789	93	???	54,045	source
Montserrat	4,991	1,803	20	1	18	2,297	source
Puerto Rico	2,876,246	???	110,500	2,238	???	2,042,254	source
Saba	1,915	???	7	0	7	1,300	source
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines	110,865	47,661	1,954	12	1,786	16,873	source
Saint Barthelemy	9,871	???	1,005	1	462	???	source
Saint Kitts & Nevis	53,118	14,435	52	0	45	16,156	source
Saint Lucia	183,447	44,255	4,945	77	4,626	45,279	source
Saint Martin	38,520	???	1,895	15	1,800	???	source
Sint Eustatius	4,020	2,095	20	0	20	???	source
Sint Maarten	42,770	???	2,346	27	2,247	26,121	source
Suriname	585,489	???	12,928	245	10,729	49,902	source
Trinidad & Tobago	1,398,517	165,776	20,017	375	11,480	67,478	source
Turks & Caicos Islands	38,603	75,042	2,407	17	2,379	31,598	source
United States Virgin Islands	104,458	108,690	3,267	27	3,178	???	source
Caribbean Total	45.29 Million	7.76+ Million	745,867	10,556	237,851+	6.3+ Million	source
Global Total	7.594 Billion	???	167 Million	3.46 Million	???	1.5 Billion	source
Country	Population	Tested	Positive	Deaths	Recovered	Vaccine Doses	Source

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Beyond the individual government websites and social media pages listed as the source for the data presented above, check out these additional resources for insight on the Caribbean response to COVID-19.

Caribbean Public Health Agency – The regional public health agency for the Caribbean.

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – The regional inter-governmental agency for disaster management in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

Caribbean Tourism Organization – The Caribbean’s tourism development agency with 27 country members and dozens of private sector members.

Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association – The backbone of the Caribbean hospitality industry with membership including, 1,000 hotels and 33 National Hotel Associations.

University of the West Indies -The leading university within the Caribbean region that have set up a COVID-19 Task Force.

Note: Originally published on April 12th, 2020, this Caribbean Coronavirus Tracker post was updated on May 23rd, 2021.

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Ursula Petula Barzey

Ursula Petula Barzey is an award-winning digital content creator and founder of Caribbean & Co. She is passionate about all things related to the Caribbean especially Montserrat from which her family hails! She loves traveling the region in search of the best cultural and foodie adventures, places to stay and live/work opportunities.