COVID-19: Epidemiological Update for Guadeloupe, Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy as of April 16, 2020

Key indicators

Individual Monitoring

  • 145 laboratory-confirmed cases in Guadeloupe, 34 in Saint Martin, and 6 in Saint Barthélemy

Community-based surveillance

  • Sentinelles Network: 107 (tele)consultations for acute respiratory infections (ARI) per 100,000 inhabitants (S, 176 in S-1) in Guadeloupe, 42 (tele)consultations for ARI per 100,000 inhabitants (S, 82 in S-1) in Saint Martin, and 50 (tele)consultations for ARI per 100,000 inhabitants (S, 141 in S-1) in Saint Barthélemy

  • Virology (specimens collected in private practice): three positive specimens out of 15 analyzed (20% positivity rate) in Saint Martin and one specimen tested negative in Saint Barthélemy.

Surveillance in long-term care facilities, including nursing homes

  • 7 possible cases, including 0 confirmed, reported as of April 15, 2020

Hospital surveillance

  • Oscour® Network: 50 visits for suspected COVID-19 between April 6 and April 12, 2020 (S, 42 in S-1), one visit in Saint Martin (S, 5 in S-1), and three visits in Saint Barthélemy (S, 2 in S-1)

  • Hospital laboratories: 8.4% of tests positive (S, 16.5% in S-1)

  • ICU/intensive care units: 57% of cases aged 65 and older, and 36.4% of cases with at least one risk factor

Mortality surveillance

  • No excess mortality detected through week S 14 (March 30–April 5, 2020)

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