Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Up To 488 In Jamaica

10 new positives and 1 more recovery

A total of four hundred and twenty-one (421) additional samples have been tested at the National Influenza Centre and the National Public Health Laboratory.

Ninety-nine (99) samples were repeat tests for persons-of-interest and patients in quarantine and isolation respectively, while three hundred and twenty-two (322) were new samples.

Jamaica has now tested 6,417 with 5,887 negatives and 42 samples pending. The number of new positive samples has increased by 10, bringing the total number of positive cases in Jamaica to 488.

Among the 10 new cases, eight (8) were female and two (2) were male.

Their ages range from (4) years to 39 years. Six (6) persons are under investigation (including three (3) from the workplace cluster in St. Catherine and (4) persons, who are contacts of confirmed cases.

There are now 224 confirmed COVID-19 cases related to the St. Catherine workplace cluster.

They are primarily from St. Catherine and Kingston and St. Andrew. Their ages range from 18 to 53 years. They include 168 females and 56 males.

There are now 447 patients in isolation and 155 persons are in quarantine at a Government facility. Nine persons have died, while one (1) additional patient has recovered and have been released from hospital, bringing the total number of recovered and released to 58.

The current breakdown of COVID-19 cases by parish is as follows:

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