COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands

COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
Disease	COVID-19
Virus strain	SARS-CoV-2
Location	Marshall Islands
Index case	Kwajalein
Arrival date	29 October 2020; (3 years, 6 months, 1 week and 6 days ago)
Confirmed cases	15,541
Hospitalized cases	121
Recovered	15,501
Deaths	17

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached the Marshall Islands on 28 October 2020, but remained confined to quarantined arrivals (no domestic community spread) until August 2022. The first known community transmission cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Majuro on August 8, 2022, ending the country's COVID-free status.^[2] The first confirmed death from COVID-19 in the Marshall Islands occurred on August 11, 2022.^[3]

The Marshall Islands were the first country in the Pacific Islands to start its COVID-19 vaccination program, which commenced in December 2020.

^ "Covid-19 Level - Marshall Islands".
^ Johnson, Giff (9 August 2022). "Marshall Islands sees first Covid-19 spread". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Pacific news in brief for August 11". Radio New Zealand. 11 August 2022.

[1] "Covid-19 Level - Marshall Islands".

[rnz-2] Johnson, Giff (9 August 2022). "Marshall Islands sees first Covid-19 spread". Radio New Zealand. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[3] "Pacific news in brief for August 11". Radio New Zealand. 11 August 2022.

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