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COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Sunday, October 17, 2021

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL
Confirmed Cases 197 87,586
SEX CLASSIFICATION    
Females 102 49,841
Males 95 37,742
Under Investigation 0 3
AGE RANGE 1 year to 90 years 1 day to 108 years
   

 

 
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES    
Clarendon 8 4,715
Hanover 4 2,837
Kingston & St. Andrew 49 21,683
Manchester 6 5,821
Portland 11 2,419
St. Ann 11 6,466
St. Catherine 49 16,194
St. Elizabeth 11 4,014
St. James 16 8,593
St. Mary 5 2,828
St. Thomas 16 3,748
Trelawny 7 3,242
Westmoreland 4 5,026
     
     
     
COVID-19 TESTING    
Type of Tests PCR Antigen Tests from Public Facilities

 

Antigen Tests from Private Facilities TOTAL
POSITIVES Today

 

186 11 0 197
Cumulative POSITIVES

 

77,251 6,491 3,844 87,586
NEGATIVE today

 

735 All negatives are included in PCR tests 385 1,120
Cumulative NEGATIVES

 

353,734 185,282 539,016
TOTAL TESTS TODAY

 

921 11 385 1,317
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE

 

430,985 6,491 189,126 626,602
Positivity Rate[1] 21.1%    
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS    
Deaths 7* 2,117
Coincidental Deaths 1 185
Deaths under investigation 2 321
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES    
Recovered 175 55,637
Active Cases 29,234  
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT    
Number in Facility Quarantine 0  
Number in Home Quarantine 35,479  
     
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT    
Number Hospitalized 347  
Patients Moderately Ill 62  
Patients Severely Ill 43  
Patients Critically Ill 27  
NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION    
Step Down Facilities 0  
State Facilities 3  
Home 28,862  
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES    
Contact of a Confirmed Case 0 3,107
Imported 2 1,303
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) 0 4,031
Under Investigation 195 78,909
Workplace Cluster 0 236

 

*COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS (September 2- October 15, 2021)

  • A 51 year old female from St. Catherine
  • A 90 year old female from Trelawny, whose death was previously under investigation  
  • An 84 year old male from Trelawny, whose death was previously under investigation
  • A 57 year old male from Trelawny
  • A 72 year old female from Trelawny
  • A 79 year old female from Trelawny
  • A 58 year old female from Trelawny

[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing