COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands

COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationMarshall Islands
First outbreakWuhan, China
Index caseKwajalein
Arrival date29 October 2020
Confirmed cases16,297
Deaths
17
Fatality rate0.1%
Vaccinations39,268 (fully vaccinated)

The COVID-19 pandemic in the Marshall Islands was part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have reached the Marshall Islands on 28 October 2020, but remained confined to quarantined arrivals (no domestic community spread) until August 2022. The first known community transmission cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Majuro on August 8, 2022, ending the country's COVID-free status. The first confirmed death from COVID-19 in the Marshall Islands occurred on August 11, 2022.

The Marshall Islands were the first country in the Pacific Islands to start its COVID-19 vaccination program, which commenced in December 2020.

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