Coronavirus in the Caribbean tops 10,000

THE total number of coronavirus cases in the Caribbean region has topped 10,000 with the Dominican Republic leading with 6,293 cases, 282 deaths and 993 recovered while Saint Lucia has had 15 cases, 15 recovered and no deaths.

Jamaica has 350 cases with Guyana at 74, with 8 deaths and 12 recovered.

Martinique has 175 cases, 14 deaths and 77 recovered; Guadeloupe has 149 cases, 12 deaths and 95 recovered and Trinidad and Tobago, has 116 cases, 8 deaths and 59 recovered.

Countries with high recovery rates are Belize, Grenada, Curacao, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia; the latter experiencing full recovery and no new cases.