Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for November 18, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Nov 17, 2021 (posted Nov 18, 2021)
New Cases: 97
New Deaths: 12
New Recoveries: 175
New Tests: 983
Active Cases: 912 (past two weeks)
New Public Test: 794
Public Testing Positivity: 11.8%
New Private Tests: 179
Private Testing Positivity: 1.1%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 90,467
Total Deaths: 2,343
Total Recoveries: 61,138
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 175
Moderately: 33
Severely: 29
Critically: 7
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (12 new cases)
2. St. Catherine (10)
3. Clarendon (9)
4. St. James, Trelawny (5)
5. St. Thomas (3)
6. Westmoreland (2)
7. Hanover (1)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
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