COVID-19 pandemic in the Cook Islands
| COVID-19 pandemic in the Cook Islands | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Cook Islands |
| First outbreak | Rarotonga |
| Index case | 15 February 2022 |
| Confirmed cases | 6,952 |
| Active cases | 84 |
| Suspected cases‡ | 1 (historic) |
| Recovered | 6,866 |
Deaths | 2 |
| Government website | |
| https://www.health.gov.ck/covid19/ https://covid19.gov.ck/ | |
| ‡Suspected cases have not been confirmed by laboratory tests as being due to this strain, although some other strains may have been ruled out. | |
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Cook Islands is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of 30 October 2021, 12,841 first doses and 12,498 second doses of vaccine had been administered, which represents over 97% of the eligible population (12+) fully vaccinated.
On 3 December 2021, the Cook Islands reported one suspected case of COVID-19, it was later determined to be a non-infectious historic case.
On 15 February 2022, one case was reported in an individual in Rarotonga, who had recently returned from Auckland. The case was of the Omicron variant.