Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for August 25

Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 24, 2021 (posted Aug 25, 2021)

New Cases: 367

New Deaths: 14

New Recoveries: 33

New Tests: 1033

Active Cases: 14,128

New Public Test: 658

Public Testing Positivity: 44.4%

New Private Tests: 277

Private Testing Positivity: 11.2%

Total Figures: 

Total Cases: 63,831

Total Deaths: 1,431

Total Recoveries: 47,876

Hospitalizations: 

Hospitalized: 664

Moderately: 193

Severely: 91

Critically: 61

Hospitalizations: Over the past 24 hours, at least 75 persons were admitted to hospitals due to COVID-19 infections, and the hospitalizations has reached a new peak. The number of critically and moderately ill persons have reached a new high.

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)

Source Ministry of Health and Wellness