Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 6, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 5, 2021 (posted September 6, 2021)
New Cases: 643
New Deaths: 18
New Recoveries: 114
New Tests: 1500
Active Cases: 20,967
New Public Test: 1387
Public Testing Positivity: 43.7%
New Private Tests: 32
Private Testing Positivity: 6.25%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 71,987
Total Deaths: 1,637
Total Recoveries: 48,921
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 699
Moderately: 175
Severely: 121
Critically: 53
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (154 new cases)
2. St. Catherine (101)
3. St. James (77)
4. Manchester, Westmoreland (55)
5. Trelawny (52)
6. St. Mary (51)
7. Hanover (47)
8. Portland (29)
9. St. Elizabeth (25)
10. St. Thomas (21)
11. St. Ann (13)
12. Clarendon (7)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
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