The First Covid 19 patients identified in Wallis and Futuna

Covid 19 Wallis and Futuna

The very First Covid 19 patients identified in Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Wallis and Futuna experienced this Friday, October 16, a first positive case, in a passenger from France. The first positive case of Covid 19 leads to the block of their airport.

COVID 19 Cases Overview In 22-10-2020

• Wallis and Futuna
  • Confirmed : 1
  • Recovered : 0
  • Deaths : 0
• Worldwide
  • Confirmed : 41,494,389
  • Recovered : 30,916,843
  • Deaths : 1,136,462

Geography

Wallis and Futuna is located about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand, at 13°18′S 176°12′WCoordinates: 13°18′S 176°12′W, (225 mi (362 km) west of Samoa and 300 mi (480 km) north-east of Fiji).

Population

The total population of the Wallis and Futuna territory at the July 2018 census was 11,558.