Spatiotemporal dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic in the arctic: early data and emerging trends

Figures & data

Figure 1. Study area

Table 1. COVID-19 Pandemic in the Arctic regions on 1 July 2020

Country/Territory	Cases (cumulative)	Deaths (cumulative)	Cases (per 100 000)	Deaths (per 100 000)	CFR (%)
Arctic	53,057	548	433.8	4.48	1.0
Iceland	1850	10	508.1	2.7	0.5
Greenland	13	0	23.2	0.0	0.0
Faroe Islands	187	0	385.6	0.0	0.0
Denmark*	12,794	606	220.9	10.5	4.7
Alaska	968	14	136.6	1.9	1.4
USA	2,678,418	120,853	809.2	36.5	4.5
Northern Finland	450	12a	56.6	1.5*	n/aa
Finland	7236	328	130.6	5.9	4.5
Northern Canada	23	0	16.7	0.0	0.0
Canada	104,193	8591	276.1	22.8	8.2
Northern Norway	380	3	77.5	0.6	0.8
Norway	8896	251	163.7	4.6	2.8
Northern Sweden	2066	98	497.6	23.6	4.7
Sweden	70,455	5499	697.6	54.4	7.8
Northern Russia	47,120	411	511.4	4.5	0.9
Russia	653,479	9521	447.8	6.5	1.5

Notes: *data for Denmark proper

aFinland reports fatalities using different spatial units than cases.

Figure 2. Cumulative cases of COVID-19 in the Arctic, February-July 2020

Figure 3. Reported confirmed cases (solid lines) and deaths (dashed lines) per 100,000 by region (seven day average). Greenland, Faroe Islands and Northern Canada had no fatalities. Finland reports fatalities using different spatial units than cases, so they are not illustrated

Figure 4. Dynamics of COVID-19 CFR by region

Figure 5. Workplace mobility change and COVID-19 incidence rate by region and overall cases per 100,000 in the Arctic