Press Releases
World No Tobacco Day 2020 – COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke
Every year on 31 May we celebrate World No Tobacco Day to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. This year, the national theme is COVID is no joke, it gets worse with smoke. Led by the Jamaica Coalition for Tobacco Control (JCTC), and… Read More
May 29th, 2020Another day of zero new COVID-19 cases
Recoveries up to 49.9% Jamaica is enjoying another day of having no new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, even as recoveries climbed to 284, up from 279 in the last 24 hours. The island now has a 49.9 per cent recovery rate while the number of confirmed cases remain at… Read More
May 28th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 12 More Recoveries Recorded today
Total Recoveries now 279; Cases reach 569 In the last 24 hours, recovery numbers climbed to 279 as 12 more patients were released from isolation today. In the meantime, five (5) samples have tested positive for COVID-19, which brings the total confirmed cases in Jamaica to 569. The five new… Read More
May 27th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 27 More Recoveries Recorded today
Total Recoveries now 238; Cases reach 556 Jamaica has recorded its highest number of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and have been discharged from isolation in a 24 hour period. Total recoveries today increased by 27 and now stands at 238 (42.8% Recovery Rate). In the meantime, four new… Read More
May 25th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Recoveries up by 11 with 2 new COVID-19 Cases
Total cases now 552; 211 recoveries In the last 24 hours, 11 more patients have recovered and have been discharged from isolation, bringing the total number of patients recovered and released to 211(38% recovery rate). Meanwhile, two (2) new samples have tested positive for COVID-19, which brings the total confirmed… Read More
May 24th, 2020200 COVID-19 recoveries and counting
Jamaica’s COVID-19 recoveries hit the 200 mark in the last 24 hours, as nine more Jamaicans were released from care. The island now has a 36 per cent recovery rate. Also in the last 24 hours, the island recorded another six confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of… Read More
May 23rd, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica Case Tally now at 544
10 new cases; 10 more recoveries In the last 24 hours, 10 samples have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 544. The 10 new cases consist of six (6) males and four (4) females with ages ranging from 4 to 61… Read More
May 22nd, 2020Jamaica at 34% recoveries with COVID-19
Another 10 Jamaicans have recovered from COVID-19, bringing recovery numbers to 181 and pushing the island’s recovery rate to 34 per cent in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths remain at nine or 1.7%, even as there are no seriously ill persons at this time. Also in the… Read More
May 21st, 2020Record number of COVID-19 recoveries for Jamaica
Jamaica has recorded the highest number of recoveries in a day since COVID-19 first visited the island’s shores in March. The last 24 hours have seen 26 additional Jamaicans recovering from COVID-19, putting the total number of recoveries at 171, up from 145 a day earlier. This 171 puts the… Read More
May 20th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica records 14 more recoveries and Zero New Cases
Jamaica recorded its largest number of patients, who have recovered and have been released from isolation in a 24 hour period, with 14 more patients now released and sent home. This brings the total number of patients, who have recovered and have been released from isolation to 145. In the… Read More
May 19th, 2020