Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for August 23

Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 22, 2021 (posted Aug 23, 2021)

New Cases: 879

New Deaths: 14

New Recoveries: 66

New Tests: 2710

Active Cases: 13,140

New Public Test: 1,859

Public Testing Positivity: 43.9%

New Private Tests: 749

Private Testing Positivity: 2.5%

Total Figures: 

Total Cases: 62,712

Total Deaths: 1,402

Total Recoveries: 47,787

Hospitalizations: 

Hospitalized: 607

Moderately: 125

Severely: 83

Critically: 60

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. KSA (145 new cases)

2. Manchester (121)

3. Westmoreland, St. James (109)

4. St. Catherine (105)

5. St. Elizabeth (60)

6. Clarendon (56)

7. Hanover (52)

8. Trelawny (48)

9. St. Thomas (42)

10. St. Ann (17)

11. St. Mary (13)

12. Portland (2)

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