COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | New Caledonia |
Index case | Nouméa |
Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (4 years, 5 months and 1 day ago) |
Confirmed cases | 75,258[1] |
Active cases | 440 |
Deaths | 314 |
Government website | |
https://gouv.nc/coronavirus |
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia on 18 March 2020.[2] All cases are on the main island of Grand Terre and are related to travel abroad.[3] On 7 May, all cases had recovered.[4]
On 7 September 2021, New Caledonia reported three new community cases, triggering a two-week lockdown and travel restrictions across the territory.[5] By 14 September, the territory had reported two deaths while the number of active cases had risen to 821. In response, New Caledonian authorities imposed a night–to–dawn curfew over the territory.[6]
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