Another double digit increase in COVID positives

Jamaica yesterday recorded another double digit increase in positive COVID-19 cases with 17 new ones, bringing to 1,146 the total number of confirmed positives.

The health ministry also announced six more recoveries, moving that number to 770.

Of the 17 newly confirmed cases,11 are males and six females, with ages ranging from four months to 71 years.

They have addresses in St Thomas (seven), St James (three), St Catherine (two), Kingston and St Andrew (one), St Mary (one), St Ann (one), St Elizabeth (one), and Manchester (one).

Six of the 17 cases are imported, arriving from the US in early July; five are contacts of confirmed cases, and six are under investigation.

403 imported

At this time, there are 403 imported cases; 378 cases that are contacts of confirmed cases; 236 cases related to the workplace cluster in St Catherine; 88 that are local transmission cases not epidemiologically linked; and 41 cases are under investigation.

There are now 293 (25.5 per cent) active cases being monitored, including nine moderately ill persons and one critically ill.

In addition to the 770 persons who have recovered, 69 have returned to their country of origin and 14 have died.