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3 new COVID-19 cases, 15 additional recoveries for Jamaica
Jamaica has recorded three new COVID-19 cases and 15 more recoveries in the last 24 hours. This brings to 762 the total number of positives and to 643 the number of recoveries. The newly confirmed cases are all imported and are comprised of two females and one male. Their ages… Read More
July 14th, 2020Jamaica records one new COVID-19 case, eight more recoveries
Jamaica has recorded one new COVID-19 case and eight more recoveries in the last 24 hours. This brings to 759 the total number of positives and to 628 the total number of recoveries. The newly confirmed case is a 69 year-old female of a Kingston and St. Andrew address. This… Read More
July 13th, 2020Full cadre of clinical staff are being maintained – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health and Wellness takes note of the article in the Sunday Gleaner dated July 12, 2020 with the title “No work for doctors amid public health crisis – Hospitals reportedly not employing medical professionals due to budgetary constraints caused by COVID-19”. The Ministry, in the first instance,… Read More
July 12th, 2020COVID19 Update: Five More Recoveries, No New Cases
Five more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care in the last 24 hours. Recoveries now stand at 620 (81.8% Recovery Rate). At the same time, no new cases of COVID-19 were recorded today. The island’s cumulative case count remains at 758. There are now108 (14.2%) active… Read More
July 12th, 2020Five 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, 2020
