Press Releases
Chronicle of Activities related to MarketMe Consultancy
KINGSTON, Jamaica. Tuesday, July 21, 2020: Based on the heightened public discourse on the matter of the Ministry’s engagement of the firm Market Me Consulting Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the firm”) the Ministry now provides for the information to the general public the chronicle of activities: On July 12,… Read More
July 21st, 202019 new COVID-19 cases, 13 more recoveries
Jamaica has recorded 19 new COVID-19 cases and 13 more recoveries in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed positives is now 809 while recoveries have moved to 706. The newly confirmed cases are comprised of 11 females and 8 males, with ages ranging from three (3) to… Read More
July 20th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 16 New Cases, 14 More Recoveries
Jamaica recorded, in the last 24 hours, 16 new COVID-19 cases. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for the island is now 790. At the same time, 14 more patients have recovered and have been released from care. This brings the total recoveries to 693. (87.7% Recovery rate). The… Read More
July 19th, 2020Jamaica records six new COVID-19 cases
Jamaica now has 774 confirmed cases of COVID-19, following the addition of six new cases over the last 24 hours. The newly confirmed cases consist of two females and four males, with ages ranging from three (3) to 53 years and with addresses in Trelawny (2), St. James (1), Westmoreland… Read More
July 18th, 2020Jamaica records 3 new COVID-19 cases, 3 more recoveries
Jamaica recorded three new COVID-19 cases and 3 additional recoveries in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed positives for island is now 768 while recoveries have moved to 678. Two of the newly confirmed cases are females while the third is a male. They range in age… Read More
July 17th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 28 More Recoveries, Two New Cases
Jamaica recorded two new confirmed COVID-19 cases today. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 765. At the same time, 28 more patients have recovered and have been released from care. This brings the total recoveries to 675. (88.2% Recovery rate). The newly confirmed cases… Read More
July 16th, 2020COVID19 Update: Four More Recoveries, One New Case
Four more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been released from care in the last 24 hours. Recoveries now stand at 647 (84.8% Recovery Rate). At the same time, one new case of COVID-19 was recorded today. The island’s case count now totals 763. The newly confirmed case is… Read More
July 15th, 20203 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, 2020
