covid-19 pandemic in north america covid-19 pandemic in north america the first cases of the covid-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 in north america were reported in the united states on 23 january 2020. cases were reported in all north american countries after saint kitts and nevis confirmed a case on 25 march, and in all north american territories after bonaire confirmed a case on 16 april. covid-19 pandemic in north americamap last updated: december 2020 <500 confirmed cases 500–1,000 1,000–2,000 2,000–5,000 5,000–10,000 10,000–50,000 50,000–100,000 100,000–200,000 >200,000 confirmed casesdiseasecovid-19virus strainsars-cov-2locationnorth americafirst outbreakwuhan, hubei, chinaindex casesanta clara county, california, united statesarrival date25th february 2020 - 20 september 2022(3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day ago)confirmed cases97 millionrecovered88.9 milliondeaths1.4 millionterritories39 part of a series on thecovid-19 pandemicscientifically accurate atomic model of 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aviation cannabis cinema films disney fashion financial markets food industry food security journalism music performing arts retail shipping television us sportscasting programs tourism video games by country canada india ireland malaysia new zealand russia uk us by sport association football baseball basketball combat sports cricket disc golf gaelic games gridiron football ice hockey motorsport rugby league impacts animals black people crime death rates by country disability domestic violence emergency evacuations education female environment hospitals language lgbt community long-term care media coverage mental health symptoms migration military notable deaths other health issues politics diplomacy popular culture protests pregnancy prisons religion catholic church hajj science and technology social media strikes suicides telehealth xenophobia and racism society ireland malaysia new zealand russia uk us covid-19 portal on 26 march 2020, the united states became the country in north america with the highest number of confirmed covid-19 infections, at over 82,000 cases. on 11 april 2020, the united states became the country in north america with the highest official death toll for covid-19, at over 20,000 deaths. as of 10 april 2022, there are about 97 million cases and about 1.4 million deaths in north america; about 88.9 million have recovered from covid-19, meaning that nearly 11 out of 12 cases have recovered or that the recovery rate is nearly 92%. as of 10 april 2022, the united states has had the highest number of cases in north america, at about 82 million cases, as well as the highest death toll, at over a million deaths. there have been nearly 75.7 million recoveries in the united states as of 10 april 2022, meaning that nearly 12 out of 13 cases in the country have recovered or that the recovery rate is about 92%. on 20 march 2022, the number of covid-19 deaths in the united states exceeded a million. as of 10 april 2022, canada has reported nearly 3.6 million cases and about 38,000 deaths, while mexico, which was overtaken in terms of the number of cases on 11 march 2022, the second anniversary of the day when the covid-19 outbreak became a pandemic, by japan, the second most affected country in east asia, has reported about 5.7 million cases and about 320,000 deaths. the state in the united states with the highest number of cases and the highest death toll is california, at about 9.1 million cases and nearly 90,000 deaths as of 10 april 2022. statistics by country and territory main article: covid-19 pandemic by country and territory § cases and deaths summary table of confirmed cases in north america (as of 4 may 2023) country/territory cases deaths recoveries ref united states 103,266,404 1,124,063 no data mexico 7,587,447 333,908 no data canada 4,659,971 52,121 no data guatemala 1,248,671 20,196 1,227,248 costa rica 1,228,659 9,351 no data cuba 1,113,088 8,530 1,104,098 puerto rico 1,116,823 5,891 no data panama 1,036,733 8,621 no data dominican republic 661,045 4,384 no data honduras 472,533 11,112 no data martinique 229,900 1,100 no data guadeloupe 202,653 1,017 no data el salvador 201,785 4,230 179,410 trinidad and tobago 191,350 4,387 no data jamaica 154,825 3,536 102,851 barbados 107,566 589 no data belize 70,782 688 no data curaçao 45,798 301 no data aruba 44,114 287 no data bahamas 38,003 844 36,811 haiti 34,228 860 33,342 cayman islands 31,472 37 no data saint lucia 30,052 409 29,095 united states virgin islands 24,936 131 24,795 grenada 19,693 238 no data bermuda 18,860 165 18,685 dominica 15,760 74 15,673 nicaragua 15,697 245 no data collectivity of saint martin 12,300 46 no data greenland 11,971 21 no data sint maarten 11,025 90 10,932 bonaire 9,855 33 no data saint vincent and the grenadines 9,614 124 9,483 antigua and barbuda 9,106 146 no data british virgin islands 7,305 64 no data saint kitts and nevis 6,598 48 6,550 turks and caicos islands 6,565 38 6,509 saint barthélemy 5,486 5 no data anguilla 3,904 12 3,849 saint pierre and miquelon 3,426 2 no data montserrat 1,403 8 1,376 sint eustatius 1,217 6 1,159 saba 813 2 no data total 49,457,037 1,014,111 38,438,299 timeline by country and territory counting of cases are subject to the number of tested people. antigua and barbuda main article: covid-19 pandemic in antigua and barbuda the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached antigua and barbuda on 13 march 2020. as of 24 may 2021, antigua and barbuda reported 1,258 total cases, 16 active cases, and 42 deaths. the bahamas main article: covid-19 pandemic in the bahamas the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the bahamas on 15 march 2020 with the announcement of the first case. as of 24 may 2021, the bahamas reported 11,499 total cases, 1,002 active cases, and 225 deaths. this comes out to 493 deaths per one million population. barbados main article: covid-19 pandemic in barbados barbados announced its first two confirmed cases on 17 march 2020 and declared a public health emergency on 26 march. as of 26 january 2021, barbados reported 1,401 total cases, 649 active cases, and ten deaths. between january and march the number of infections went up eight times. belize main article: covid-19 pandemic in belize the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached belize on 23 march 2020. as of 13 january 2021, belize reported 11,366 total cases, 587 active cases, and 277 deaths. this comes out to 690 deaths per one million population. anguilla main article: covid-19 pandemic in anguilla the first two cases of the virus were confirmed on 26 march 2020. on 26 april 2020, all patients recovered. as of 13 january 2021, anguilla reported 15 total cases, 13 recoveries, and two deaths. bermuda main article: covid-19 pandemic in bermuda the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the british overseas territory of bermuda on 18 march 2020. cayman islands main article: covid-19 pandemic in the cayman islands the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the british overseas territory of the cayman islands on 12 march 2020. on 17 december 2020, mercer university pre-med student skylar mack, 18, from united states, and her boyfriend vanjae ramgeet, 24, of the cayman islands, were sentenced to four months in prison for her violating the island's mandatory two-week quarantine two days after arriving from the united states, and for his aiding and abetting her. the sentence was later reduced to two months. as of 13 january 2021, the cayman islands reported 362 total cases, 35 active cases, and two deaths. montserrat main article: covid-19 pandemic in montserrat the territory's first case was confirmed on 17 march 2020. schools have been closed and public gatherings banned as a precautionary measure. by 15 may 2020, all cases had fully recovered. on 10 july, a 12th case was discovered. as of 13 january 2021, montserrat reported 13 total cases, 12 recoveries, and one death. turks and caicos islands main article: covid-19 pandemic in the turks and caicos islands the covid-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the british overseas territory of the turks and caicos islands on 23 march 2020. on 12 may 2020, the last two cases recovered. there are currently no active cases, because one person left the country. on 20 june 2020, a new case was discovered. as of 13 january 2021, turks and caicos reported 1,011 total cases, 186 active cases, and six deaths. british virgin islands main article: covid-19 pandemic in the british virgin islands on 25 march 2020, the first two cases in the country were confirmed. as of 13 january 2021, the british virgin islands reported 114 total cases, 18 active cases, and one death. canada main article: covid-19 pandemic in canada this section is an excerpt from covid-19 pandemic in canada. the virus was confirmed to have reached canada on january 25, 2020, after an individual who had returned to toronto from wuhan, hubei, china, tested positive. the first case of community transmission in canada was confirmed in british columbia on march 5. in march 2020, as cases of community transmission were confirmed, all of canada's provinces and territories declared states of emergency. provinces and territories have, to varying degrees, implemented school and daycare closures, prohibitions on gatherings, closures of non-essential businesses and restrictions on entry. canada severely restricted its border access, barring travelers from all countries with some exceptions. the federal minister of health invoked the quarantine act, introduced following the 2002–2004 sars outbreak. for the first time in its legislative history, the act has been used, legally requiring all travelers (excluding essential workers) returning to the country to self-isolate for 14 days, until rules were changed to accommodate fully vaccinated travelers. near the end of summer 2021, cases began to surge across canada, notably in the provinces of british columbia, alberta, quebec and ontario, particularly amongst the unvaccinated population. during this fourth wave of the virus, return to pandemic restrictions such as mask mandates were reinstated in provinces like british columbia and alberta. the surge in cases was largely deemed to be a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" and resulted in the introduction of vaccine passports, for all provinces and two of the territories. federally, prime minister justin trudeau instated requirements for vaccination in order to partake in air travel, as well as those who ride via rail and rocky mountaineer trains as of october 30, 2021. additionally, the mandate included any federally regulated workers. in january 2022, all of canada's provinces and territories were experiencing record-level case numbers, primarily driven by the sars-cov-2 omicron variant, which caused provincial and territorial governments to reintroduce restrictions surrounding travel and isolation. however, in mid-february active caseloads and hospitalizations began to decrease and towards the end of february 2022, almost all provinces and territories had announced plans to lift restrictions by early march or mid-march 2022, if epidemiology remained favorable. colombia main article: covid-19 pandemic in colombia on 6 march 2020, the first case in columbia was confirmed. as of january 2023, over 6,000,000 cases were reported, with over 140,000 confirmed deaths. costa rica main article: covid-19 pandemic in costa rica