Press Releases
COVID-19 Update: Six New Imported Cases Recorded Today
Jamaica now has 721 confirmed COVID-19 cases. This increase comes as six new samples have tested positive in the last 24 hours. At the same time, five more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing that total to 565. (78.4% Recovery Rate). All six cases are imported,… Read More
July 3rd, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica records Eight More Imported Cases
Eight new samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. The island now has 715 confirmed COVID-19 cases. In the meantime, five more patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing the cumulative recoveries to 560. (78.3% Recovery rate). The new cases are all imported… Read More
July 2nd, 2020COVID-19 Update: Five New Imported Cases Recorded Today
Two more recoveries The island now has on record 707 confirmed COVID-19 cases. This follows the confirmation of five new samples that have tested positive in the last 24 hours. In the meantime, two additional COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care, bringing that total to 555…. Read More
July 1st, 2020Jamaica records four new COVID-19 cases
Jamaica has recorded four new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours while recoveries remain at 553 or 78.8%. The new positives – which bring to 702 the total number of COVID-19 cases on the island – consist of 2 males and 2 females, who range in age from… Read More
June 30th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Two New Imported Cases Recorded Today
The most recent data from the National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness indicates that two (2) new confirmed COVID-19 cases for Jamaica. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica is now 698. As the same time, one patient has recovered and has been released… Read More
June 29th, 2020Six New COVID-19 Cases added to Jamaica’s Total
Jamaica added six new cases of COVID-19 to its tally, making the cumulative number of confirmed cases totaling 696. The number of recovered patients remained unchanged in the last 24 hours, standing at 552 ever recovered and released from isolation. (79.3% Recovery Rate). The new cases consist of three females… Read More
June 28th, 2020721 interviewed, 137 sampled in West Kingston surveillance
SOME 721 persons have been interviewed and 137 samples collected and sent to the National Public Health Laboratory for testing, as part of COVID-19 surveillance activities conducted in West Kingston last week. The surveillance activities were conducted last Thursday and Friday, following the recent confirmation of five COVID-19 cases in… Read More
June 28th, 2020COVID-19 recoveries hit 80 per cent
Jamaica continues to see a high level of recovery from COVID-19, with 13 more persons discharged from care in the last 24 hours. Recoveries are now up to 552 or 80 per cent. Also over the last day, the island recorded four new positives, bringing the total number of confirmed… Read More
June 28th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 13 More Recoveries; Two New Cases Recorded
The last 24 hours have seen an increase of 13 patients being released from COVID-19 isolation. The cumulative number of patients now recovered and released stands at 539 (78.6% Recovery rate). Jamaica also recorded two new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing that total to 686. The two new cases are… Read More
June 26th, 2020Norwood now under Community Surveillance
The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) this afternoon began community surveillance activity in Norwood, St. James. This comes on the heels of confirmation of several positive COVID-19 cases. The index case has been isolated in a government facility and so far 13 close contacts were tested, which resulted in seven… Read More
June 26th, 2020