COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Isle of Man |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Arrival date | 19 March 2020 (5 years, 4 months and 18 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 38,008[1] |
| Recovered | 37,892[2] |
Deaths | 116[1] |
| Fatality rate | 0.3% |
| Government website | |
| Isle of Man Government COVID-19 | |
| Part of a series on the |
| COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Isle of Man is part of the 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 British crown dependency of the Isle of Man on 19 March 2020, when a man returning from Spain via Liverpool tested positive.[3] Community transmission was first confirmed on 22 March on the island.[4]
The government announced the closure of the island's borders and ports to new arrivals starting on 27 March 2020, with the exception of freight and key workers.[5][6]
- ^ a b Mathieu, Edouard; Ritchie, Hannah; Rodés-Guirao, Lucas; Appel, Cameron; Giattino, Charlie; Hasell, Joe; Macdonald, Bobbie; Dattani, Saloni; Beltekian, Diana; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban; Roser, Max (2020–2024). "Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19)". Our World in Data. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Isle of Man COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer". Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Isle of Man to close borders in bid 'to preserve life'". BBC. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.