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For the first time since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic broke out last March, Caribbean countries have managed to maintain majority closed cases for 40-straight weeks.

The impressive milestone was achieved despite several hotspots raging across the region, as vaccination efforts continue in earnest to reach herd immunity.

Analysis of regional data by Our Today finds 23 of the 32 affected countries and territories have reported new cases within the last 24 hours.

In the last seven days, the Caribbean registered more new infections (24,799) than closed cases (18,982).

Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic still rank as the four worst-hit territories in the Caribbean, as cases continue to trend upwards in Suriname, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago.

As at 4:02 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Monday, June 7, collated data from respective health departments across the region has indicated a combined total of 845,442 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Of that number, some 568,785 cases, or roughly 67.3 per cent, have officially been declared closed. There are an estimated 276,657 active cases regionally.

The statistics were largely the result of patients across the Caribbean reporting a full recovery from the infectious disease (556,671 recoveries to date, barring insufficient data from Puerto Rico, French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique).

In the meantime, the total number of patients who succumbed to coronavirus-related complications spiked to 12,114.

With the Sunday addition of Dominica, Anguilla, Montserrat, and Grenada stand as the only four Caribbean territories without active cases.

See Our Today’s latest situational analysis on COVID-19 in the Caribbean below:

Confirmed cases to date: 845,442
Deaths: 12,114
Recoveries: 556,671*
Active cases: 276,657*

*—Data from Health Departments and Agencies across the Caribbean. (Full or partial recovery statistics have not been forthcoming from Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, French Guiana and Martinique)

Dominican Republic: 906 new cases; 301,984 confirmed. 3,655 patients have died. (246,216 patients have recovered)

Cuba: 1,185 new cases; 150,103 confirmed. 1,025 patients have died. (143,105 recoveries)

Puerto Rico: 64 new cases; 139,068 confirmed. 2,519 patients have died. (*No information available on recoveries)

Jamaica: 32 new cases; 48,983 confirmed. 971 patients have died. (26,424 recoveries)

Trinidad and Tobago: 218 new cases; 26,410 confirmed. 577 patients have died. (15,911 recoveries)

French Guiana: 201 new cases; 24,935 confirmed. 126 patients have died. (9,995 recoveries)

Guyana: 48 new cases; 17,655 confirmed. 409 patients have died. (15,374 recoveries)

Suriname: 249 new cases; 16,541 confirmed. 350 patients have died. (12,518 recoveries)

Guadeloupe: 222 new cases; 16,443 confirmed. 222 patients have died. (2,242 recoveries)

Haiti: 169 new cases; 15,604 confirmed. 328 patients have died. (12,557 recoveries)

Belize: 21 new cases; 12,861 confirmed. 325 patients have died. (12,439 recoveries)

Curaçao: One new case;  12,279 confirmed. 123 patients have died. (12,137 recoveries)

The Bahamas: 17 new cases; 12,004 confirmed. 232 patients have died. (11,021 recoveries)

Martinique: 80 new cases; 11,668 confirmed. 96 patients have died. (124 recoveries)

Aruba: 16 new cases; 11,057 confirmed. 107 patients have died. (10,886 recoveries)

St Lucia: 25 new cases; 5,133 confirmed. 80 patients have died. (4,899 recoveries)

Barbados: One new case; 4,031 confirmed. 47 patients have died. (3,958 recoveries)

US Virgin Islands: Six new cases; 3,591 confirmed. 28 patients have died. (3,437 recoveries)

Bermuda: No new cases; 2,494 confirmed. 33 patients have died. (2,451 recoveries)

Sint Maarten: Eight new cases; 2,479 confirmed. 29 patients have died. (2,368 recoveries)

Turks & Caicos Islands: No new cases; 2,421 confirmed. 18 patients have died. (2,386 recoveries)

St Vincent and the Grenadines: Three new cases; 2,068 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,845 recoveries)

St Martin: 105 new cases; 2,040 confirmed. 12 patients have died. (1,399 recoveries)

Antigua and Barbuda: No new cases; 1,263 confirmed. 42 patients have died. (1,214 recoveries)

Saint-Barthélemy: Five new cases; 938 confirmed. One patient has died. (462 recoveries)

Cayman Islands: No new cases; 581 confirmed. Two patients have died. (567 recoveries)

British Virgin Islands: No new cases; 248 confirmed. One patient has died. (209 recoveries)

St Kitts and Nevis: Five new cases; 83 confirmed. (51 recoveries)

Countries without active cases

Dominica: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 188 cases)

Anguilla: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 109 cases)

Grenada: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 161 cases, one patient died)

Montserrat: No active cases. (Previously confirmed 20 cases, one patient died)