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| COVID-19 pandemic in the Canary Islands | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Canary Islands |
| First outbreak | Germany |
| Index case | La Gomera |
| Arrival date | 31 January 2020 (5 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 38,170 (as of 15 February 2021)[1] |
| Recovered | 1,537 (as of 23 January 2021)[1] |
Deaths | 558 (as of 15 February 2021)[1] |
TheCOVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to theCanary Islands on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist was tested positive inLa Gomera.[2][3][4] The second confirmed case of the disease in the islands was found on 24 February, followingthe outbreak in Italy, when a medical doctor fromLombardy, Italy who was vacationing inTenerife was tested positive for the disease.[5][6][7] Afterwards, multiple cases were detected in Tenerife involving people who had come into contact with the same doctor.[7]
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