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NEW CASES |
24 HRS |
OVERALL |
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Confirmed Cases |
551 |
61,833 |
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SEX CLASSIFICATION |
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Females |
337 |
34,866 |
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Males |
214 |
26,964 |
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Under Investigation |
0 |
3 |
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AGE RANGE |
9 days to 101 years |
1 day to 108 years |
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PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES |
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Clarendon |
8 |
3,136 |
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Hanover |
16 |
1,931 |
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KSA |
115 |
16,393 |
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Manchester |
57 |
4,086 |
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Portland |
10 |
1,733 |
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St. Ann |
88 |
4,430 |
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St. Catherine |
91 |
11,490 |
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St. Elizabeth |
7 |
2,669 |
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St. James |
73 |
6,070 |
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St. Mary |
18 |
1,917 |
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St. Thomas |
12 |
2,340 |
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Trelawny |
28 |
2,092 |
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Westmoreland |
28 |
3,546 |
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COVID-19 TESTING |
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Type of Tests |
PCR |
Antigen Tests from Public Facilities |
Antigen Tests from Private Facilities |
TOTAL |
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POSITIVES Today |
450 |
83 |
18 |
551 |
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Cumulative POSITIVES |
54,836 |
3,893 |
3,104 |
61,833 |
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NEGATIVE today |
676 |
All negatives are included in PCR tests |
162 |
838 |
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Cumulative NEGATIVES |
303,210 |
166,087 |
469,297 |
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TOTAL TESTS TODAY |
1,126 |
83 |
180 |
1,389 |
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TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE |
358,046 |
3,893 |
169,191 |
531,130 |
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Positivity Rate |
44.1% |
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DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS |
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Deaths |
17* |
1,388 |
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Coincidental Deaths |
0 |
171 |
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Deaths under investigation |
2 |
118 |
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RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES |
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Recovered |
46 |
47,721 |
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Active Cases |
551 |
12,344 |
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QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT |
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Number in Facility Quarantine |
9 |
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Number in Home Quarantine |
43,253 |
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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT |
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Number Hospitalised |
573 |
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Patients Moderately Ill |
144 |
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Patients Severely Ill |
82 |
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Patients Critically Ill |
56 |
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TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES |
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Contact of a Confirmed Case |
5 |
2,894 |
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Imported |
1 |
1,107 |
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Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) |
0 |
3,017 |
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Under Investigation |
545 |
54,579 |
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Workplace Cluster |
0 |
236 |
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*DEATHS
- A 62-year-old Female from KSA.
- A 77-year-old Female from KSA.
- A 63-year-old Male from KSA.
- A 75-year-old Male from St. Elizabeth.
- A 41-year-old Female from Hanover.
- A 92-year-old Female from Hanover.
- A 68-year-old Male from St. James.
- A 72-year-old Male from St. James.
- A 61-year-old Female from KSA.
- A 73-year-old Male from St. Ann.
- A 67-year-old Female from St. Elizabeth.
- An 83-year-old Female from KSA.
- A 69-year-old Female from St. Elizabeth.
- A 59-year-old Female from Clarendon.
- An 88-year-old Female from St. Ann.
- A 76-year-old Female from St. Ann.
- A 67-year-old Female from Hanover.
The deaths occurred between August 16 and August 20.
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Clinical Definitions |
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Moderately Ill |
Require hospitalisation but do not require oxygen supplementation. (Admission may be for non-COVID-19 specific conditions.) |
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Severely Ill |
Require hospitalisation and oxygenation support but not high dependency support (highly specialised staff and/or equipment). |
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Critically Ill |
Require hospitalisation, oxygenation support and highly specialized staff and/or equipment. |