Press Releases
COVID-19 Update: 21 More Jamaicans Recovered
5 More Imported Cases Recorded Twenty-one more Jamaicans have recovered and have been released from insolation, as the number of recoveries in the island increase to 311. In the meantime, five (5) samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in… Read More
May 31st, 2020COVID-19 Workplace Protocols
In response to COVID-19, countries across the globe (including Jamaica) have implemented a range of public health and social measures, including movement restrictions, partial closure or closure of schools and businesses, quarantine in specific geographic areas and international travel restrictions. As the local epidemiology of the disease changes, the measures… Read More
May 31st, 2020Six new COVID-19 cases, one more recovery for Jamaica
Jamaica, over the last 24 hours, recorded six new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional recovery. The island now has a record of 581 cases of COVID-19 and 290 recoveries, up from 575 and 279 respectively. The six new cases are comprised of three females, one of them 75… Read More
May 30th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 7 New Imported Cases Recorded today
Confirmed Cases now 575 In the last 24 hours, 619 new samples were tested for COVID-19, seven (7) of which returned positive results. Jamaica now has a total of 575 confirmed COVID-19 cases, following the discovery of a positive test result that had been counted twice. In the meantime, recoveries… Read More
May 29th, 2020World 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, 2020