Jamaica COVID-19 Update for August 10, 2021
August 10, 2021 | Zhane Squire |
| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | |||
| Confirmed Cases | 316 | 55,456 | |||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | |||||
| Females | 169 | 31,077 | |||
| Males | 147 | 24,376 | |||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | |||
| AGE RANGE | 49 days to 106 years | 1 day to 108 years | |||
| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | |||||
| Clarendon | 9 | 2,873 | |||
| Hanover | 15 | 1,628 | |||
| KSA | 65 | 15,137 | |||
| Manchester | 27 | 3,492 | |||
| Portland | 8 | 1,643 | |||
| St. Ann | 8 | 3,821 | |||
| St. Catherine | 33 | 10,610 | |||
| St. Elizabeth | 1 | 2,276 | |||
| St. James | 29 | 5,414 | |||
| St. Mary | 6 | 1,750 | |||
| St. Thomas | 14 | 2,112 | |||
| Trelawny | 15 | 1,819 | |||
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Westmoreland |
86 | 2,881 | |||
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COVID-19 TESTING |
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| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
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Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL | |
| POSITIVES Today
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250 | 63 | 3 | 316 | |
| Cumulative POSITIVES
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49,838 | 2,780 | 2,838 | 55,456 | |
| NEGATIVE today
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498 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 172 | 670 | |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
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293,708 | 161,668 | 455,376 | ||
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
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748 | 63 | 175 | 986 | |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
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343,546 | 2,780 | 164,506 | 510,832 | |
| Positivity Rate | 35.3% | ||||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | |||||
| Deaths | 10 | 1241 | |||
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Coincidental Deaths |
0 | 166 | |||
| Deaths under investigation | 0 | 110 | |||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | |||||
| Recovered | 35 | 47,305 | |||
|
Active Cases |
316 | 6,543 | |||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | |||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 8 | ||||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 43,198 | ||||
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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
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| Number Hospitalised | 302 | ||||
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Patients Moderately Ill |
73 | ||||
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Patients Critically Ill |
33 | ||||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | |||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 2,772 | |||
| Imported | 0 | 1,054 | |||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 2,752 | |||
| Under Investigation | 316 | 48,642 | |||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | |||
DEATHS
- A 44-year-old female from Hanover.
- A 74-year-old female from Hanover.
- A 91-year-old male from Hanover.
- A 60-year-old female from Hanover.
- A 71-year-old female from St. Elizabeth.
- An 81-year-old male from KSA.
- An 80-year-old female from Hanover.
- A 66-year-old female from KSA.
- A 53-year-old female from St. Catherine.
- A 52-year-old male from Manchester.
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
Zhane Squire is Vision Newspaper’s dedicated Reggae Entertainment Correspondent, bringing readers the latest stories from Jamaica and across the global Afro-Caribbean diaspora. With a passion for music, culture, and storytelling, Squire highlights the voices, movements, and trends shaping reggae, dancehall, and Afro-Caribbean entertainment worldwide. His reporting connects Caribbean culture to the global stage, ensuring that artists, festivals, and community stories are told with depth, accuracy, and authenticity. For feedback you can reach him at zhane.squire@visionnewspaper.ca
