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Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 22, 2021

Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 21, 2021 (posted September 22, 2021)

New Cases: 179

New Deaths: 3

New Recoveries: 236

New Tests: 756

Active Cases: 27,249

New Public Test: 583

Public Testing Positivity: 27.6%

New Private Tests: 159

Private Testing Positivity: 8.8%

Total Figures: 

Total Cases: 80,959

Total Deaths: 1,803

Total Recoveries: 51,357

Hospitalizations: 

Hospitalized: 700

Moderately: 124

Severely: 97

Critically: 43

New Cases By Parish:

1. KSA (63 new cases)

2. St. Catherine (34)

3. St. James (30)

4. Westmoreland (17)

5. St. Thomas (11)

6. St. Mary (6)

7. Trelawny, St. Ann (4)

8. Manchester, Portland (3)

9. Clarendon, Hanover (2)

Source Ministry of Health and Wellness

Alwin Marshall-Squire

Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora. Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.

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