Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for October 1, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Sep 30, 2021 (posted Oct 1, 2021)
New Cases: 332
New Deaths: 8
New Recoveries: 131
New Tests: 1741
Active Cases: 28,657
New Public Test: 1339
Public Testing Positivity: 23.9%
New Private Tests: 387
Private Testing Positivity: 2.3%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 84, 069
Total Deaths: 1,877
Total Recoveries: 52,948
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 592
Moderately: 128
Severely: 85
Critically: 38
New Cases By Parish:
1. St. Catherine (91 new cases)
2. KSA (57)
3. St. Ann (44)
4. Clarendon (32)
5. St. Thomas (24)
6. St. Elizabeth, St. James (21)
7. Manchester (19)
8. Trelawny (8)
9. Hanover (6)
10. Portland (5) 11. Westmoreland (4) 12. St. Mary (1)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
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