COVID-19 Update for Sunday, February 21, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, February 22, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES	24 HRS	OVERALL
Confirmed Cases	297	21,679
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Males	125	9,618
Females	172	12,058
Under Investigation	0	3
AGE RANGE	1 year to 101 years	1 day to 104 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon	4	1,252
Hanover	12	565
Kingston & St. Andrew	115	6,133
Manchester	1	1,527
Portland	3	485
St. Ann	10	1,391
St. Catherine	58	4219
St. Elizabeth	5	765
St. James	62	2,324
St. Mary	3	595
St. Thomas	5	731
Trelawny	11	742
Westmoreland	8	950

COVID-19 TESTING
Samples Tested	960	195,160
Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours	3	–
Results Positive	297^	21,679¹	^ includes 80 positive from Antigen Testing ¹includes 380 positive Antigen Tests
Results Negative	743	173,849
Results Pending	0	12
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths	3*	399
Coincidental Deaths	0	78
Deaths under investigation	0	47
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered	57	12,988
Active Cases	8,083
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine	12
Number in Home Quarantine	21,916


HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised	267
Patients Moderately Ill	43
Patients Critically Ill	18
NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION
Step Down Facilities	0
State Facilities	31
Home	7,787
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Imported	0	663
Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked)	0	1,147
Contacts of Confirmed Cases	0	1,895
Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster	0	236
Under Investigation	297	17,738