COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, March 18, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		638		33,366
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		357		18,728
Males		281		14,635
Under Investigation		0		3
AGE RANGE		6 months to 96 years		1 day to 104 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		17		1,862
Hanover		6		952
Kingston & St. Andrew		246		9,495
Manchester		22		2,078
Portland		13		1,001
St. Ann		16		2,146
St. Catherine		177		6,520
St. Elizabeth		13		1,202
St. James		39		3,416
St. Mary		14		896
St. Thomas		42		1,295
Trelawny		3		1,194
Westmoreland		30		1,309
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	560	31	47		638
Cumulative POSITIVES	31,165	977	1,224		33,366
NEGATIVE today	998	All negatives are included in PCR tests	620		1,618
Cumulative NEGATIVES	196,746		23,509		220,255
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	1,558	31	667		2,256
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	227,911	977	24,733		253,621
Positivity Rate	37.2%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths		4*		511
Coincidental Deaths		0		92
Deaths under investigation		1		58
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		142		15,615
Active Cases		17,004
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		3
Number in Home Quarantine		22,533
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		398
Patients Moderately Ill		28
Patients Critically Ill		34
NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION
Step Down Facilities		0
State Facilities		13
Home		16,597
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Imported		0		730
Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked)		0		1,373
Contacts of Confirmed Cases		2		2,081
Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster		0		236
Under Investigation		636		28,946

*DEATHS