COVID-19 Update for Thursday, May 06, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, May 7, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		90		46,428
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		49		25,984
Males		41		20,441
Under Investigation		0		3
AGE RANGE		1 year to 91 years		1 day to 108 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		9		2,555
Hanover		2		1,240
Kingston & St. Andrew		19		13,139
Manchester		3		2,797
Portland		1		1,505
St. Ann		17		2,978
St. Catherine		23		9,124
St. Elizabeth		4		1,854
St. James		6		4,421
St. Mary		2		1,459
St. Thomas		1		1,826
Trelawny		0		1,596
Westmoreland		3		1,934

COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	86	1	3		90
Cumulative POSITIVES	42,468	1,637	2,323		46,428
NEGATIVE today	777	All negatives are included in PCR tests	392		1169
Cumulative NEGATIVES	231,562		62,161		293,723
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	863	1	395		1,259
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	274,030	1,637	64,484		340,151
Positivity Rate	10.1%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths		3		801
Coincidental Deaths		0		120
Deaths under investigation		0		132
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		125		22,018
Active Cases		23,267
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		1
Number in Home Quarantine		24,791
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		231
Patients Moderately Ill		11
Patients Critically Ill		21
NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION
Step Down Facilities		0
State Facilities		0
Home		23,025
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case		0		2,490
Imported		3		917
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)		0		2,130
Under Investigation		87		40,655
Workplace Cluster		0		236

*DEATHS