Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 14, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 13, 2021 (posted September 14, 2021)
New Cases: 536
New Deaths: 2
New Recoveries: 331
New Tests: 1480
Active Cases: 24,659
New Public Test: 1,090
Public Testing Positivity: 47.4%
New Private Tests: 358
Private Testing Positivity: 1.1%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 76,987
Total Deaths: 1,736
Total Recoveries: 50,077
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 805
Moderately: 235
Severely: 152
Critically: 53
Over the past 24 hours, at least 52 persons have been hospitalized due to COVID-19. The number of moderately ill patients increased by at least 80 patients. The number of severely ill patients increased by at least 35 patients.
New Cases By Parish:
1. St. Catherine (108 new cases)
2. Clarendon (100)
3. KSA (78)
4. St. Thomas (51)
5. Manchester (37)
6. St. James (35)
7. St. Ann (33)
8. Trelawny, Portland (25)
9. St. Elizabeth (23)
10. Hanover (9)
11. St. Mary (8)
12. Westmoreland (4)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
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