COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados

COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationBarbados
First outbreakWuhan, Hubei, China
Arrival date17 March 2020[1]
(5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Confirmed cases108,921[2] (updated 6 August 2025)
Deaths
593[2] (updated 6 August 2025)
Fatality rate0.54%
Vaccinations
  • 163,853[2] (total vaccinated)
  • 155,047[2] (fully vaccinated)
  • 384,049[2] (doses administered)
Government website
gisbarbados.gov.bb/covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic in Barbados was a part of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).[3] The outbreak was identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019,[4] declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020,[5] and recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020.[6] COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[7] The case fatality rate for COVID-19 has been much lower than for other coronavirus respiratory infections such as SARS and MERS, but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[8][9]

The pandemic was confirmed to have reached Barbados on 17 March 2020 with the announcement of the first two cases,[1] and at its current peak on 12 April there were 56 active cases.[10] The government declared a public health emergency (due to end on 30 June) and the country is currently under an overnight curfew from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (due to end after 17 May): many businesses are closed and many of the businesses that are allowed to open are subject to a surname-based schedule.[11][12][13]

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  8. ^ "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  9. ^ "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. ^ "COVID-19 Update: Three new cases today". Barbados Today. 12 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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