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288 COVID-19 cases in Jamaica
Jamaica now has 288 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the addition of 31 new cases over the last 24 hours. The 31 additions come in the wake of the island having boosted its testing capacity, with the commissioning of the new COBAS machine at the National… Read More
April 24th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 252 Confirmed Cases
The National Influenza Centre has reported that in the last 24 hours, 19 samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 252. Of the 19 new cases, 9 have just been received and information on these will be provided… Read More
April 23rd, 2020233 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica
The number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica has risen to 233 over the last 24 hours. The 10 new additions are comprised of five employees of the Ministry of Health and Wellness who are contacts of a confirmed case; three who form a part… Read More
April 21st, 2020COVID-19 Update: 196 Confirmed Cases in Jamaica
The National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that 23 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Jamaica, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 196. There are now 34 imported cases; 43 are contacts of a confirmed case; 6 are… Read More
April 20th, 2020Jamaica records 173 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica has risen to 173 over the last 24 hours. There are now: 34 imported cases; 25 that are import-related; 6 that are local transmission with no epidemiological link; 14 that are contacts of cases not epidemiologically linked; and 6… Read More
April 18th, 2020163 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica
Jamaica now has 163 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), following 20 new additions over the last 24 hours. Details on 17 of the 20 new cases will be provided over the next 24 hours. The other three are from St Catherine. Two of that number are workers… Read More
April 17th, 2020Quarantine lifted in Corn Piece Settlement
The quarantine imposed on the Corn Piece Settlement in Clarendon has been lifted. The community was put under quarantine for an initial 14 days on March 19, following the first confirmed Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) death – a 79-year-old man with a travel history from New York – in Jamaica. The… Read More
April 17th, 2020Hand sanitizers must be appropriately labelled
The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise members of the public that they have the right to ask and should be informed regarding the product being used to sanitize their hands. Members of the public also have the right to choose whether they should be sanitized and should… Read More
April 16th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 125 Confirmed Cases
The National Influenza Centre has reported that in the last 24 hours, 20 samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 125. The 20 additional confirmed cases include 5 males and 15 females, with ages ranging from 2 years… Read More
April 15th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 73 Confirmed Cases
One New Case; Three More Recoveries The National Influenza Centre has reported that in the last 24 hours, one sample has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 73. The new case is a 57 year old male from Kingston… Read More
April 13th, 2020