COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of the Turks and Caicos Islands on 23 March 2020,^[2] and the first death occurred on 5 April.^[3] On 12 May, all cases were declared resolved,^[4] but on 20 June, new cases had been discovered.^[5] On 4 July 2021, all cases resolved again.^[6] On 8 July, new cases were discovered.^[1]

COVID-19 pandemic in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Disease	Covid 2000
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Turks and Caicos Islands
First outbreak	Wuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date	23 March 2020 (5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases	2,568[1] (2021-08-17)
Active cases	54
Recovered	2,495
Deaths	23
Government website
gov.tc

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.^[7][8]

The case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,^[9][10] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.^[11][9] From 19 March, Public Health England no longer classified COVID-19 as a "High consequence infectious disease".^[10]

Timeline

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Date			# of cases	# of deaths
2020-03-23				0(n.a.)
2020-03-24				0(n.a.)
2020-03-25				0(n.a.)
2020-03-26				0(n.a.)
2020-03-27				0(n.a.)
2020-03-28				0(n.a.)
2020-03-29				0(n.a.)
⋮				0(n.a.)
2020-04-04				0(n.a.)
2020-04-05				1(n.a.)
2020-04-06				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-04-10				1(=)
2020-04-11				1(=)
2020-04-12				1(=)
2020-04-13				1(=)
2020-04-14				1(=)
2020-04-15				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-04-20				1(=)
2020-04-21				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-04-26				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-04-30				1(=)
2020-05-01				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-05-06				1(=)
2020-05-07				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-05-11				1(=)
2020-05-12				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-06-20				1(=)
⋮				1(=)
2020-06-24				1(=)
2020-06-25				1(=)
2020-06-26				1(=)
2020-06-27				1(=)
2020-06-28				1(=)
2020-06-29				2(+100%)
⋮				2(=)
2020-07-02				2(=)
2020-07-03				2(=)
2020-07-04				2(=)
2020-07-05				2(=)
2020-07-06				2(=)
2020-07-07				2(=)
2020-07-08				2(=)
2020-07-09				2(=)
2020-07-10				2(=)
2020-07-11				2(=)
2020-07-12				2(=)
⋮				2(=)
2020-07-16				2(=)
2020-07-17				2(=)
2020-07-18				2(=)
2020-07-19				2(=)
2020-07-20				2(=)
2020-07-21				2(=)
2020-07-22				2(=)
2020-07-23				2(=)
2020-07-24				2(=)
2020-07-25				2(=)
2020-07-26				2(=)
2020-07-27				2(=)
2020-07-28				2(=)
2020-07-29				2(=)
2020-07-30				2(=)
2020-07-31				2(=)
2020-08-01				2(=)
2020-08-02				2(=)
⋮				2(=)
2020-08-05				2(=)
2020-08-06				2(=)
2020-08-07				2(=)
2020-08-08				2(=)
2020-08-09				2(=)
2020-08-10				2(=)
2020-08-11				2(=)
2020-08-12				2(=)
2020-08-13				2(=)
2020-08-14				2(=)
2020-08-15				2(=)
⋮				2(=)
2020-08-18				2(=)
2020-08-19				2(=)
2020-08-20				2(=)
2020-08-21				2(=)
2020-08-22				2(=)
⋮				2(=)
2020-08-25				2(=)
2020-08-26				3(+50%)
2020-08-27				3(=)
2020-08-28				3(=)
2020-08-29		class=bb-b
2020-08-30				3(n.a.)
2020-08-31				4(+33%)
2020-09-01				4(=)
2020-09-02				4(=)
2020-09-03				5(+25%)
2020-09-04				5(=)
2020-09-05				5(=)
2020-09-06				5(=)
2020-09-07				5(=)
2020-09-08				5(=)
2020-09-09				5(=)
2020-09-10				5(=)
2020-09-11				5(=)
2020-09-12				5(=)
2020-09-13				5(=)
2020-09-14				5(=)
2020-09-15				5(=)
2020-09-16				5(=)
2020-09-17				5(=)
2020-09-18				5(=)
2020-09-19				5(=)
⋮				5(=)
2020-09-22				5(=)
2020-09-23				5(=)
2020-09-24				5(=)
2020-09-25				5(=)
2020-09-26				5(=)
2020-09-27				5(=)
2020-09-28				5(=)
2020-09-29				5(=)
2020-09-30				5(=)
2020-10-01				5(=)
2020-10-02				5(=)
2020-10-03				5(=)
2020-10-04				5(=)
2020-10-05				5(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-10-08				5(n.a.)
2020-10-09		class=bb-b
2020-10-10				6(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-10-13				6(n.a.)
⋮		class=bb-b
2020-10-16				6(n.a.)
2020-10-17				6(=)
2020-10-18				6(=)
2020-10-19				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-10-23				6(=)
2020-10-24				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-10-27				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-11-02				6(=)
2020-11-03				6(=)
2020-11-04				6(=)
2020-11-05				6(=)
2020-11-06				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-11-09				6(=)
2020-11-10				6(=)
2020-11-11				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-11-14				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-11-18				6(=)
2020-11-19				6(=)
2020-11-20				6(=)
2020-11-21				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-11-26				6(=)
2020-11-27				6(=)
2020-11-28				6(=)
2020-11-29				6(=)
2020-11-30				6(=)
2020-12-01				6(=)
2020-12-02				6(=)
2020-12-03				6(=)
2020-12-04				6(=)
2020-12-05				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-12-08				6(=)
2020-12-09				6(=)
2020-12-10		class=bb-b
2020-12-11				6(n.a.)
⋮				6(=)
2020-12-15				6(=)
⋮				6(=)
2020-12-18				6(=)
2020-12-19				6(=)
2020-12-20				6(=)
2020-12-21				6(=)
2020-12-22				6(=)
2020-12-23		class=bb-b
2020-12-24				6(n.a.)
2020-12-25		class=bb-b
2020-12-26				6(n.a.)
2020-12-27				6(=)
2020-12-28				6(=)
2020-12-29		class=bb-b
2020-12-30				6(n.a.)
2020-12-31				6(=)
2021-01-01				6(=)
2021-01-02				6(=)
2021-01-03				6(=)
2021-01-04				6(=)
2021-01-05				6(=)
2021-01-06		class=bb-b
2021-01-07				6(n.a.)
2021-01-08				6(=)
2021-01-09				6(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-01-12				6(n.a.)
2021-01-13				6(=)
2021-01-14				6(=)
2021-01-15		class=bb-b
2021-01-16				6(n.a.)
2021-01-17		class=bb-b
2021-01-18				7(n.a.)
2021-01-19				7(=)
2021-01-20				7(=)
2021-01-21				7(=)
2021-01-22				7(=)
2021-01-23				7(=)
2021-01-24		class=bb-b
2021-01-25				7(n.a.)
2021-01-26				8(+14%)
2021-01-27				8(=)
2021-01-28				8(=)
2021-01-29				8(=)
2021-01-30				9(+12%)
2021-01-31				9(=)
2021-02-01				9(=)
2021-02-02				9(=)
2021-02-03				9(=)
2021-02-04				9(=)
2021-02-05				9(=)
2021-02-06				9(=)
2021-02-07				9(=)
2021-02-08				9(=)
2021-02-09				9(=)
2021-02-10				10(+11%)
2021-02-11				12(+20%)
2021-02-12				12(=)
2021-02-13				12(=)
2021-02-14				13(+8.3%)
2021-02-15				13(=)
2021-02-16		class=bb-b
2021-02-17				13(n.a.)
2021-02-18		class=bb-b
2021-02-19				14(n.a.)
2021-02-20				14(=)
2021-02-21				14(=)
2021-02-22				14(=)
2021-02-23				14(=)
2021-02-24				14(=)
2021-02-25				14(=)
2021-02-26				14(=)
2021-02-27				14(=)
2021-02-28				14(=)
2021-03-01		class=bb-b
2021-03-02				14(n.a.)
2021-03-03				14(=)
2021-03-04				14(=)
2021-03-05				14(=)
2021-03-06				15(+7.1%)
2021-03-07				15(=)
2021-03-08				15(=)
2021-03-09				15(=)
2021-03-10				15(=)
2021-03-11				15(=)
2021-03-12		class=bb-b
2021-03-13				15(n.a.)
2021-03-14		class=bb-b
2021-03-15				15(n.a.)
2021-03-16				15(=)
2021-03-17				15(=)
2021-03-18				15(=)
2021-03-19				15(=)
2021-03-20		class=bb-b
2021-03-21				16(n.a.)
2021-03-22				17(+6.2%)
2021-03-23				17(=)
2021-03-24				17(=)
2021-03-25				17(=)
2021-03-26				17(=)
2021-03-27				17(=)
2021-03-28				17(=)
2021-03-29				17(=)
2021-03-30				17(=)
2021-03-31				17(=)
2021-04-01				17(=)
2021-04-02				17(=)
⋮				17(=)
2021-04-06				17(=)
2021-04-07				17(=)
2021-04-08				17(=)
2021-04-09		class=bb-b
2021-04-10				17(n.a.)
2021-04-11		class=bb-b
2021-04-12				17(n.a.)
2021-04-13				17(=)
2021-04-14		class=bb-b
2021-04-15				17(n.a.)
2021-04-16				17(=)
2021-04-17				17(=)
2021-04-18				17(=)
2021-04-19				17(=)
2021-04-20		class=bb-b
2021-04-21				17(n.a.)
2021-04-22				17(=)
2021-04-23				17(=)
2021-04-24				17(=)
2021-04-25		class=bb-b
2021-04-26				17(n.a.)
2021-04-27		class=bb-b
2021-04-28				17(n.a.)
2021-04-29				17(=)
2021-04-30				17(=)
2021-05-01		class=bb-b
2021-05-02				17(n.a.)
2021-05-03				17(=)
2021-05-04				17(=)
2021-05-05				17(=)
2021-05-06				17(=)
⋮				17(=)
2021-05-10				17(=)
2021-05-11				17(=)
2021-05-12				17(=)
2021-05-13				17(=)
2021-05-14		class=bb-b
2021-05-15				17(n.a.)
2021-05-16				17(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-05-21				17(n.a.)
2021-05-22		class=bb-b
2021-05-23				17(n.a.)
⋮				17(=)
2021-05-27				17(=)
2021-05-28				17(=)
2021-05-29		class=bb-b
2021-05-30				17(n.a.)
2021-05-31				17(=)
2021-06-01				17(=)
2021-06-02				17(=)
2021-06-03				17(=)
2021-06-04		class=bb-b
2021-06-05				17(n.a.)
2021-06-06				18(+5.9%)
2021-06-07				18(=)
2021-06-08		class=bb-b
2021-06-09				18(n.a.)
2021-06-10				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-06-14				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-06-20				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-06-23				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-06-30				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-07-04				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-07-08				18(=)
2021-07-09				18(=)
2021-07-10				18(=)
⋮				18(=)
2021-07-13				18(=)
2021-07-14				18(=)
2021-07-15				18(=)
2021-07-16				18(=)
2021-07-17				18(=)
2021-07-18		class=bb-b
2021-07-19				18(n.a.)
2021-07-20				18(=)
2021-07-21		class=bb-b
2021-07-22				18(n.a.)
2021-07-23				18(=)
2021-07-24				18(=)
2021-07-25				18(=)
⋮		class=bb-b
2021-07-28				18(n.a.)
2021-07-29				18(=)
2021-07-30				18(=)
2021-07-31		class=bb-b
2021-08-01				18(n.a.)
⋮				18(=)
2021-08-04				18(=)
2021-08-05		class=bb-b
2021-08-06				18(n.a.)
2021-08-07		class=bb-b
2021-08-08				18(n.a.)
2021-08-09				18(=)
2021-08-10				18(=)
2021-08-11				19(+5.6%)
2021-08-12		class=bb-b
2021-08-13				19(n.a.)
2021-08-14				19(=)
⋮				19(=)
2021-08-17				19(=)
Note: One case has left the island, and is counted as recovered from 12 May onwards. Data sourced from TCI COVID-19 dashboard

Cases

Deaths

March 2020

On 23 March, the first case in the Turks and Caicos Islands was confirmed.^[2]

On 27 March, The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force issued a mandatory stay at home order and curfew. Violators of the order were subject to fines, imprisonment and confiscation of vehicles.^[12]

April 2020

On 5 April, the first death due to COVID-19 had been announced. It was a middle-aged man who had recently travelled to the United States.^[3]

On 17 April, the United Kingdom send medical supplies to the Turk and Caicos Islands in three batches.^[13]

On 18 April, a patient transferred from the Turks and Caicos Islands to Jamaica for advanced critical care tested positive for COVID-19.^[14]

On 24 April, it was announced that the Turks and Caicos Islands now have the ability to test for COVID-19 locally and will commence widespread testing. Up to now the samples were forwarded to the Caribbean Public Health Agency.^[15]

May 2020

On 1 May, residents which are struggling to make ends meet will receive $200 food vouchers for a period of three months.^[16]

On 12 May, the number of active cases was zero. One person left the country which accounts for the math.^[4]

As of 14 May, there were no active cases. However, 54 people were in quarantine or under observation, with five suspected cases.^[17]

June 2020

On 20 June, two new cases had been discovered.^[5] One case was a quarantined resident who had returned to the island, the second had been in contact with the aforementioned person.^[18]

On 25 June, two cases of community spread had been discovered on the island.^[18]

On 29 June, an elderly man with underlying health conditions died from COVID-19.^[19]

Preventive measures

• All schools have been shut for a month.^[20]
• The Ministry of Health also enacted section 18 of the Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations 2020, making it a criminal offence to spread or disseminate unverified or false information about the virus, whether the direct source of the information or not.^[21]
• Cruise ships have been banned with the only port on the island of Grand Turk shut down until 30 June.^[22]
• All airports, seaports, beaches, schools, restaurants and other businesses are closed until 4 May.^[22] This was extended until 22 July.^[23]
• Wearing of face masks is mandatory.^[24]
• Starting on 27 March, the Turks and Caicos Islands will be under full lock down for three weeks.^[25] The lock down will end on 4 May and a phased reopening will commence.^[24] Curfew had ended on 22 June.^[23]

Statistics

Third wave

Chronology of the number of active cases

Second wave

Chronology of the number of active cases

First wave

Chronology of the number of active cases

See also

• Caribbean Public Health Agency
• COVID-19 pandemic in North America
• COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory