Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Sep 29, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 22, 2021 (posted September 23, 2021)
New Cases: 144
New Deaths: 1
New Recoveries: 145
New Tests: 876
Active Cases: 28,363
New Public Test: 696
Public Testing Positivity: 19.7%
New Private Tests: 166
Private Testing Positivity: 2.4%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 83,486
Total Deaths: 1,860
Total Recoveries: 52,676
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 594
Moderately: 141
Severely: 94
Critically: 34
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (40 new cases)
2. St. Catherine (39)
3. St. James (15)
4. St. Mary (14)
5. St. Ann (11)
6. Westmoreland (7)
7. Portland (6)
8. Clarendon (5)
9. Trelawny (4)
10. St. Thomas (2)
11. Manchester (1)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
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