Press Releases
COVID-19 Update – 396 Cases
Jamaica now has 396 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the addition of 32 new positives over the last 48 hours. Of the 32 new cases, there are 11 males and 21 females, with ages ranging from 1 to 71 years. Fifteen (15) are associated with the… Read More
April 29th, 2020Interim Guidance for COVID-19
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April 29th, 2020Public Notice Re COVID-19 Quarantine
The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to advise that the quarantine orders for all employees of the Alorica Call Centre remain in effect. All employees must remain at home until they are contacted by the St. Catherine Health Department, even if the 14-day period of quarantine has expired. The… Read More
April 27th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 350 cases
The Ministry of Health & Wellness’ National Surveillance Unit has advised that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This has brought the total number of confirmed cases in the island to 350. The 45 new cases are comprised of 19 males and 26 females, who… Read More
April 26th, 2020288 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, 2020