COVID-19 pandemic in the Lakshadweep Islands | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Lakshadweep Islands, India |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | 18 January 2021 (3 years, 7 months and 1 day) |
Confirmed cases | 10,297 |
Active cases | 5 |
Deaths | 51 |
The first case of COVID-19 on the Union Territory of Lakshadweep was recorded on 18 January 2021.[1] Lakshadweep Islands, until then, was India's only COVID-free territory (state/UT), and life was fairly normal for the residents of the UT.[2] As of 13 September 2021, there were 10,297 confirmed cases (5 active) and 51 deaths.[3]