COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia
| COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | New Caledonia |
| Index case | Nouméa |
| Arrival date | 18 March 2020 (5 years, 2 months, 4 weeks and 2 days ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 75,258 |
| 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. All cases are on the main island of Grand Terre and are related to travel abroad. On 7 May, all cases had recovered.
On 7 September 2021, New Caledonia reported three new community cases, triggering a two-week lockdown and travel restrictions across the territory. 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.