55 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica
Jamaica now has fifty-five (55) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
The new additions are:
- A 74-year-old female from Manchester, who is the contact of a confirmed case; and
- A 63-year-old female from Portland, who is under investigation.
They bring to twenty-eight (28) the number of imported cases and to twenty-two (22) the number of import-related cases. Five (5) cases are under investigation.
So far, thirty (30) males and twenty-five (25) females have tested positive, ranging in ages from twelve (12) to eighty-seven (87) years. The median age is fifty-five (55) years.
There are thirty-nine (39) persons in quarantine in a government facility. Fifty-five (55) are in isolation.
SOURCE: JIS
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
