Press Releases
COVID-19 Update: Jamaica sees increase in Moderately ill Patients
11 New Positives Identified today In the last 24 hours, Jamaica has seen a record increase in the number of positive COVID-19 hospitalizations. Total hospitalization, including confirmed and suspected positive cases stands at 35. This number includes eight patients who are moderately ill, representing the highest ever counted as moderately… Read More
August 3rd, 2020Jamaica records Two New COVID-19-related Deaths
11 More Positives Identified Regrettably, Jamaica recorded two new COVID-19-related deaths in the last 24 hours. One of the decease is a 64 year old male from Clarendon and the other is a 73 year old female from St. Thomas. The two deaths are being reported among the new cases… Read More
August 2nd, 2020Jamaica records 5 new COVID-19 cases, 17 more recoveries
Over the last 24 hours, Jamaica has recorded five (5) new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional recoveries. The island now has a record of 883 confirmed positives and 743 recoveries. The newly confirmed cases are comprised of two (2) females and three (3) males, with ages ranging from 33 to… Read More
August 1st, 2020Jamaica records 14 new COVID-19 cases
Jamaica has recorded 14 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed positives for the island to 878. The newly confirmed cases are comprised of six (6) females and eight (8) males, with ages ranging from four (4) months to 61 years and addresses… Read More
July 31st, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now at 864 Confirmed Cases
Jamaica recorded eight new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases for Jamaica now stands at 864. The newly confirmed cases are six females and two males with ages ranging from 26 years to 77 years. The cases were recorded in St…. Read More
July 31st, 2020Jamaica records one new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours
Jamaica has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This brings to 856 the total number of confirmed positives for the island. The new case, which has been classified as imported, is of an adult female from Clarendon. There are now 321 imported cases; 246 cases… Read More
July 29th, 2020COVID-19 Update: 10 More Recoveries, Two New Cases
In the last 24 hours, 10 more patients have recovered and have been released from isolation. This increase brings the cumulative number of recoveries to 724 (84.8% recovery rate). In the meantime, two new cases have been confirmed, bringing the island’s record of total confirmed cases to 855. The newly… Read More
July 28th, 2020Jamaica records 11 new COVID-19 cases
Jamaica now has a record of 853 COVID-19 cases, following the addition of 11 new confirmed positives in the last 24 hours. The new cases consist of seven (7) females and four (4) males, aged 22 to 68 years and with addresses in Kingston and St. Andrew (2), St. Catherine… Read More
July 27th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica Records Five New Cases
Recoveries now 714 Five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Jamaica in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases ever recorded in Jamaica to 842. Over the same 24-hour period, three more patients have been declared recovered and have been released from isolation…. Read More
July 26th, 2020Jamaica records six new COVID-19 cases
Jamaica recorded six new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed positives for the island to 837. The newly confirmed cases consist of three (3) females and three (3) males, aged 23 to 56 years and with addresses in Kingston and St. Andrew (3),… Read More
July 25th, 2020
