Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 8, 2021
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for September 7, 2021 (posted September 8, 2021)
New Cases: 672
New Deaths: 20
New Recoveries: 90
New Tests: 2129
Active Cases: 22,225
New Public Test: 1,493
Public Testing Positivity: 42.2%
New Private Tests: 577
Private Testing Positivity: 2.9%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 73,496
Total Deaths: 1,666
Total Recoveries: 49,135
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 786
Moderately: 158
Severely: 122
Critically: 50
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (95 new cases)
2. St. Catherine (94)
3. Manchester (93)
4. St. Thomas (83)
5. St. Elizabeth (73)
6. St. James (54)
7. Clarendon (45)
8. Westmoreland (39)
9. Portland (32)
10. Trelawny (22)
11. St. Mary (16)
12. Hanover (15)
13. St. Ann (11)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness
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.
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