| COVID-19 pandemic in the Åland Islands | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Åland (Finland) |
| Arrival date | 22 March 2020 (5 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 5,721 |
Deaths | 9 |
| Test positivity rate | 4.9% |
| Government website | |
| https://www.alandstidningen.ax/ | |
TheCOVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reachedÅland, an autonomous region ofFinland, in March 2020.
On 12 January 2020, theWorld Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that anovel 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.[1][2]
Thecase fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower thanSARS of 2003,[3][4] but thetransmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[5][3]
On 22 March 2020, the first case in the Åland Islands was confirmed.[6]
On 13 April 2020, the Islands reached a total of 10 cases.[7]
| Municipality | Cases[8] |
|---|---|
| Brändö | 64 |
| Eckerö | 111 |
| Finström | 363 |
| Föglö | 100 |
| Geta | 80 |
| Hammarland | 274 |
| Jomala | 1,108 |
| Kökar | 11 |
| Kumlinge | 36 |
| Lemland | 478 |
| Lumparland | 56 |
| Mariehamn | 2,566 |
| Saltvik | 266 |
| Sottunga | 6 |
| Sund | 165 |
| Vårdö | 37 |
| Total | 5,721 |
| Last update 5 March 2022 | |
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