COVID-19 pandemic in the Collectivity of Saint Martin
| COVID-19 pandemic in Saint Martin | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Saint Martin |
| Arrival date | 1 March 2020 (5 years, 3 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 12,324 |
| Recovered | 12,217 |
Deaths | 46 |
| Government website | |
| guadeloupe.ars.sante.fr | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in French Saint Martin was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was confirmed to have reached the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin on 1 March 2020. The island is split in a Dutch and French part, with the main airport on the Dutch side and the major harbour on the French side. The first positive test was a French couple from Saint Martin who returned from France via Saint Barthélemy on 1 March 2020. They were screened and tested positive on the airport, but are counted on the French count. The island had a population of 35,334 in 2017.