Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 17, 2021
August 17, 2021 | Zhane Squire |
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 16, 2021 (posted Aug 17, 2021)
New Cases: 630
New Deaths: 9
New Recoveries: 60
New Tests: 1972
Active Cases: 9858
New Public Test: 1,398
Public Testing Positivity: 46.1%
New Private Tests: 464
Private Testing Positivity: 0.4%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 59,088
Total Deaths: 1,320
Total Recoveries: 47,540
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 478
Moderately: 112
Critically: 35
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (90 new cases)
2. Westmoreland (88)
3. St. James (71)
4. Hanover (64)
5. Manchester (62)
6. St. Ann (55)
7. Clarendon (40)
8. Trelawny, St. Mary (34)
9. St. Catherine (32)
10. St. Elizabeth (24)
11. St. Thomas (22)
12. Portland (14)
Jamaica COVID-19 Vaccination Update:
(as of Aug 8, 2021)
Total First Doses: 240,472
Total Second Doses: 131,554
Approximately 6.8% of the target population (1.925M) has been fully vaccinated, while 12.5% has received the first dose of the vaccine.
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
