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COVID-19 Regional Surveillance Update for 16th June - The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, U.W.I.

In the week to Thursday July 16, 2020 among the 20 CARICOM members and associate members, there have been 697 new confirmed cases (compared to 692 last week, and 902 two weeks ago) and 25 new confirmed deaths (compared to 23 last week, and 20 two weeks ago). Most of these new cases were identified in Haiti (416).The remaining 281 cases were reported in 13 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case); The Bahamas (13 cases); Barbados (6 cases); Belize (9 cases); Bermuda (1 case); Cayman Islands (2 cases); Guyana (28 cases); Jamaica (12 cases); Montserrat (1 case); St. Kitts and Nevis (1 case); St. Vincent and the Grenadines (6 cases); Suriname (184 cases); Turks and Caicos Islands (17 cases).

In the past 24 hours there have been 129 new confirmed cases and 3 new confirmed deaths. With 6902 confirmed cases, 416 of these in the past week, Haiti remains the outbreak hotspot among the CARICOM members. The continuing outbreak in neighbouring Dominican Republic (47,671 cases, 8083 in the past week, 929 deaths) compounds the situation in Haiti.

Bridgetown, Barbados July 13th, 2020 (CDEMA) – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Coordinating Unit (CDEMA CU) concluded a two-day workshop last Thursday on training of deployment personnel in operational readiness. As Participating States prepare for the hurricane season while grappling with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop sought to orient attendees from around the region on the updated deployment protocols. The online training sessions proved useful in enhancing the capacity of regional personnel, with over 120 persons in attendance.

Bridgetown, Barbados, July 6th, 2020 (CDEMA) - The highest decision-making body of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), which forms The Council of Ministers, recognised the leadership role of Agency and by extension the Participating States in the management of the COVID-19 event during the 10th Annual Ordinary Session, which was held via ZOOM over two days, June 26 and July 3, 2020. The Council noted the efforts being undertaken by the Agency to coordinate response and relief to the region amidst the COVID-19 pandemic specifically in facilitating the relief supplies hub for the region.

COVID-19 Regional Surveillance Update for 18th June - The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, U.W.I.

In the week to Thursday July 2, 2020 among the 20 CARICOM members and associate members, there have been 902 new confirmed cases (compared to 975 last week, and 1080 two weeks ago) and 20 new confirmed deaths (compared to 14 last week, and 28 two weeks ago). Most of these new cases were identified in Haiti (611).The remaining 291 cases were reported in 8 countries: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case); Belize (5 cases); Cayman Islands (5 cases); Guyana (39 cases); Jamaica (29 cases); Suriname (178
cases); Trinidad and Tobago (7 cases); Turks and Caicos Islands (27 cases) In the past 24 hours there have been 93 new confirmed cases and 3 new confirmed deaths. With 6040 confirmed cases, 611 of these in the past week, Haiti remains the outbreak hotspot among the CARICOM members. The continuing outbreak in neighbouring Dominican Republic (33387 cases, 4756 in the past week, 754 deaths) compounds the situation in Haiti. In response to the new cluster of cases on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos has re-imposed localised restrictions.

The CDEMA – OECS Environmental Sustainability Webinar Series presents a webinar titled "Shelter Management, Best Practices and Tools for Preparedness" on 14th July 2020 at 10:00 a.m. This webinar will discuss the implications of the COVID-19 crisis for shelter management policy, protocols and practices, now and in the future, and provide practical approaches for managing shelters during the crisis.

COVID-19 Regional Surveillance Update for 18th June - The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, U.W.I.

  • In the week to Thu June 25th, among the 20 CARICOM members and associate members, there have been 975 new confirmed cases (down from 1,080 last week, and 1,269 two weeks ago) and 14 new confirmed deaths (down from 28 new deaths last week, and up compared to 10 new deaths 2 weeks ago). Most of these new cases were identified in Haiti (741). The remaining 234 cases were reported in Suriname (96), Jamaica (52), Antigua and Barbuda (39), Guyana (38), Cayman Islands (3), Bermuda (2), Belize (1), and Turks and Caicos Islands (3). In the past 24 hours there have been 195 new confirmed cases and 4 new confirmed deaths. With 5429 confirmed cases, 741 of these in the past week, Haiti remains the outbreak hotspot among the CARICOM members. The continuing outbreak in neighbouring Dominican Republic (28,631 cases, 4,526 in the past week, 691 deaths) compounds the situation in Haiti. Nine (9) of the 20 CARICOM countries have identified new cases in the past week.

CARICOM has launched the second round of the Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security and Livelihoods Survey. Following the April 2020 survey that highlighted disruption to livelihoods and impacts on food security in the initial stages of the COVID-19 response, this round aims to capture the current state of affairs and analyse how livelihoods, food security and markets have shifted over the past few months. The survey is open to all CARICOM Member States and Associate Members, as well as Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten between 22 June – 6 July 2020. It takes a few minutes to complete and is available in English, French and Spanish.

This survey is conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on behalf of CARICOM, in cooperation with CDEMA and FAO, and made possible by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Operations (ECHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).

COVID-19 Regional Surveillance Update for 18th June - The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, U.W.I.

  • In the week to Thu June 18th, among the 20 CARICOM members and associate members, there have been 1,080 new confirmed cases (down from 1,269 last week, and 1,449 two weeks ago) and 28 new confirmed deaths (up from 10 new deaths last week, and 17 new deaths 2 weeks ago). Most of these new cases were identified in Haiti (892). The remaining 188 cases were reported in Suriname (124), Jamaica (21), Guyana (15), Cayman Islands (13), Trinidad and Tobago (6), Bermuda (3), Belize (2), St Vincent and the Grenadines (2) and with single cases reported in The Bahamas and Barbados. In the past 24 hours there have been 172 new confirmed cases and 2 new confirmed deaths. With 4,688 confirmed cases, 892 of these in the past week, Haiti remains the outbreak hotspot among the CARICOM members. The continuing outbreak in neighbouring Dominican Republic (24,105 cases, 3,297 in the past week, 633 deaths) compounds the situation in Haiti. Eleven of the 20 CARICOM countries have identified new cases in the past week.

COVID 19 Regional Surveillance Update for 11th June The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre, U.W.I.

In the week to June 11 th, among the 20 CARICOM members and associate members, there have been 1 269 new confirmed cases (down from 1 449 last week, up from 828 new cases 2 weeks ago) and 10 new confirmed deaths (down from 17 new deaths last week and 13 new deaths 2 weeks ago) Most of these new cases were identified in Haiti 1 156 The remaining 113 cases were reported in Suriname 63 The Cayman Islands 24 Jamaica 15 Barbados 4 Guyana 3 and with single cases reported in The Bahamas, Belize, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines In the past 24 hours there have been 142 new confirmed cases and 2 new confirmed deaths With 3 796 confirmed cases, 1 156 of these in the past week, Haiti remains the outbreak hotspot among the CARICOM members The continuing outbreak in neighbouring Dominican Republic 20 808 cases, 2 768 in the past week, 550 deaths) compounds the situation in Haiti Ten of the 20 CARICOM countries have identified new cases in the past week.

  1. CDEMA Situation Report #13 - COVID-19 Outbreak in CDEMA Participating States - as of 8:00pm on June 4th, 2020
  2. CDEMA Situation Report #12 - COVID-19 Outbreak in CDEMA Participating States - as of 8:00pm on May 28th, 2020
  3. Caribbean workshop on impact-based forecasting and risk scenario planning
  4. Vacancy - CDEMA - Executive Director - Deadline May 28th, 2020