COVID-19 pandemic in Jersey
| COVID-19 pandemic in Jersey | |
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Map of Jersey | |
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Jersey |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Imported from Italy |
| Arrival date | 10 March 2020 (5 years, 3 months and 1 week ago) |
| Confirmed cases | 12,697 |
| Active cases | 1,059 |
| Hospitalized cases | 5 |
| Recovered | 11,522 |
Deaths | 80 |
| Fatality rate | 0.63% |
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| Part of a series on the |
| COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies |
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| (Part of the global COVID-19 pandemic) |
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The COVID-19 pandemic in the Bailiwick of Jersey was part of a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first case in Jersey was confirmed on 10 March 2020 when a person tested positive on the island after returning from Italy.
The Government of Jersey's strategy after lockdown was "suppress, contain and shield." This involved delaying the spread of the virus, avoiding vulnerable people from catching it, helping the island's health service cope with the number of people requiring hospital care and saving as many lives as possible. It acknowledged that many islanders would become infected, and sought to ensure that the best possible medical care was available to them.