Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 24
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 23, 2021 (posted Aug 24, 2021)
New Cases: 752
New Deaths: 15
New Recoveries: 56
New Tests: 1751
Active Cases: 13,820
New Public Test: 1,383
Public Testing Positivity: 48.7%
New Private Tests: 215
Private Testing Positivity: 1.9%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 63,464
Total Deaths: 1,417
Total Recoveries: 47,843
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 589
Moderately: 179
Severely: 90
Critically: 59
Hospitalizations: For the first time, hospitalizations have surpassed 600 patients. The number of hospitalizations surpassed a record 500 patients just 5 days ago. These are the highest number of moderately, severely and critically ill patients as well.
New Cases By Parish:
1. St. Catherine (126 new cases)
2. KSA (113)
3. St. Ann, St. James (70)
4. Westmoreland (68)
5. St. Thomas (55)
6. Trelawny (46)
7. St. Elizabeth (45)
8. Clarendon (44)
9. Manchester (41)
10. Hanover (39)
11. Portland (22)
12. St. Mary (13)
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
