Press Releases
36 Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica – Healthcare Worker tests positive
There are now 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica. Additional results received at 9:00 p.m. from the National Influenza Centre, showed that of the five pending results from yesterday, three samples tested negative, while two were positive for COVID-19. The two new cases are: a 45 year old female,… Read More
March 29th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 34 cases
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica now stands at 34. The increase comes as the National Influenza Centre has reported two positive results from 5 tests that were pending. The two new cases are: a 34 year-old female from St. James with a travel history from New… Read More
March 29th, 2020Health Ministry urges end to COVID-19 misinformation
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is once again urging Jamaicans to refrain from sharing unsubstantiated information about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the island. “Misinformation about COVID-19, whether it is shared deliberately or not, is a disservice to the national efforts to contain the spread of the virus… Read More
March 28th, 2020Jamaica records 32 COVID-19 cases
Jamaica, over the last 24 hours, recorded two new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases on the island to thirty-two (32). The two new cases are: a 70-year-old female from St Catherine with no travel history; and a 67-year-old female from Kingston… Read More
March 28th, 2020Jamaica records 30 COVID-19 cases
Jamaica now has 30 confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases. Included in that number are four new confirmed cases in the last 48 hours, notably: A 87-year-old female from Manchester with a travel history that includes New York; A 51-year-old male from St Catherine with a travel history that includes New… Read More
March 27th, 2020COVID-19 Update – March 25, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of Jamaica’s situation as it relates to #COVID19 as well as the global data.
March 26th, 2020COVID-19 Update – March 24, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of Jamaica’s situation as it relates to #COVID19 as well as the global data.
March 25th, 2020Jamaica records 25 cases of COVID-19
Jamaica now has 25 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), following the return of six additional positive tests over the last two days. The six new cases are: Two males, both 61 years old, with a travel history that includes Trinidad, London, Egypt, and Dubai. They arrived in… Read More
March 24th, 2020COVID-19 Update – March 23, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of Jamaica’s situation as it relates to #COVID19 as well as the global data.
March 24th, 2020Travellers reminded to self-quarantine
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding travellers who, in the last week, have come into the island from countries where there is local transmission of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that they are to self-quarantine for up to 14 days. Countries with local transmission include the United Kingdom,… Read More
March 23rd, 2020