Jamaica’s highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day
This is Jamaica’s highest number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day. The public positivity rate has not been below 40% since August 20, which was nine days ago. Hospitalizations are still well over 700 patients, with growing numbers of patients becoming sicker.
Jamaica COVID-19 Updates for Aug 28, 2021 (posted Aug 29, 2021)
New Cases: 929
New Deaths: 21
New Recoveries: 67
New Tests: 2669
Active Cases: 16,648
New Public Test: 1922
Public Testing Positivity: 43.5%
New Private Tests: 637
Private Testing Positivity: 7%
Total Figures:
Total Cases: 66,663
Total Deaths: 1,504
Total Recoveries: 48,095
Hospitalizations:
Hospitalized: 723
Moderately: 190
Severely: 88
Critically: 67
Hospitalizations: Jamaica has set a new record on the number of hospitalized patients, which has now surpassed 700 patients. The number of hospitalized patients surpassed 600 just 3 days ago. Please get vaccinated if you are able to do so.
New Cases By Parish:
1. KSA (132 new cases)
2. Manchester (123)
3. St. Catherine (105)
4. St. James (103)
5. Westmoreland (93)
6. St. Ann (85)
7. St. Elizabeth (79)
8. Hanover (59)
9. St. Thomas (48)
10. Clarendon (46)
11. Trelawny (39)
12. St. Mary (15)
13. Portland (2)
Source Ministry of Health and Wellness