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Five new COVID-19 cases, 10 more recoveries for Jamaica
Jamaica has recorded five new COVID-19 cases and 10 additional recoveries in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed cases are now up to 758 while recoveries have moved to 615. Three of the new positives are males and two are females, with ages ranging from 22 to… Read More
July 11th, 2020COVID19 Update: Two New Recoveries, No New Cases
Two more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care in the last 24 hours. Recoveries now stand at 605 (80% Recovery Rate). At the same time, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today. The island’s cumulative number remains at 753. There are 119 (16%) active cases… Read More
July 10th, 2020Dengue Outbreak over for Jamaica
Continued vigilance encouraged The Chief Medical Officer of Jamaica, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie has declared that the island’s dengue outbreak is now over. This comes as the data from the Ministry’s National Epidemiology Unit showed that for the last four consecutive months of 2020, the number of dengue cases reported… Read More
July 10th, 2020Jamaica’s COVID-19 cases up to 753
The last 24 hours have seen Jamaica recording two (2) new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed positives for the island to 753. The new cases include one male, age 44, and one female, age 55. The male is a Jamaican citizen of a St. James address. The… Read More
July 9th, 2020Jamaica has 751 COVID-19 cases
The last 24 hours have seen Jamaica recording six new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed positives for the island to 751. The new cases consist of two (2) males and four (4) females with ages ranging from 19 to 48 years. All are imported cases, who recently… Read More
July 8th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Eight More Recoveries, Eight New Cases
Eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from isolation, bringing the total recoveries to 599 (80.4% Recovery rate). At the same time, eight new imported/import-related cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours. Jamaica now has on record 745 COVID-19 cases. The new cases consist of… Read More
July 7th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Seven More Recoveries, Five New Imported Cases
Seven more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from isolation, bringing the total recoveries to 591 (80.2% Recovery rate). At the same time, following the confirmation of five new cases, in the last 24 hours, Jamaica now has a total of 737 COVID-19 cases. The five new cases… Read More
July 6th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 15 More Recoveries, Cases Increase by Four
In the last 24 hours, the number of recovered patients has increased by 15. The total number of patients now recovered and released from care stands at 584 (79.8% Recovery Rate). At the same time, Jamaica has seen an increase in COVID-19 cases by four. This brings the country’s total… Read More
July 5th, 2020Jamaica records 7 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more recoveries
Jamaica has recorded seven new COVID-19 cases and four additional recoveries in the last 24 hours. The island now has a total of 728 confirmed positives and 569 recoveries. There are 139 or 19% active cases currently under observation, including one moderately ill person. There are no critically ill persons… Read More
July 4th, 2020COVID-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, 2020
