COVID-19 Update for Monday, May 17, 2021
By: , May 18, 2021
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| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL |
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| Confirmed Cases | 83 | 47,479 | ||||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||||||
| Females | 46 | 26,557 | ||||
| Males | 37 | 20,919 | ||||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | ||||
| AGE RANGE | 1 year to 95 years | 1 day to 108 years | ||||
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| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||||||
| Clarendon | 3 | 2,594 | ||||
| Hanover | 0 | 1,265 | ||||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 8 | 13,347 | ||||
| Manchester | 3 | 2,853 | ||||
| Portland | 4 | 1,537 | ||||
| St. Ann | 13 | 3,078 | ||||
| St. Catherine | 12 | 9,366 | ||||
| St. Elizabeth | 1 | 1,897 | ||||
| St. James | 15 | 4,511 | ||||
| St. Mary | 9 | 1,519 | ||||
| St. Thomas | 0 | 1,880 | ||||
| Trelawny | 1 | 1,611 | ||||
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Westmoreland |
14 | 2,021 | ||||
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COVID-19 TESTING |
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| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
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Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL | ||
| POSITIVES Today
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75 | 7 | 1 | 83 | ||
| Cumulative POSITIVES
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43,395 | 1,738 | 2,346 | 47,479 | ||
| NEGATIVE today
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538 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 777 | 1,315 | ||
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
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239,749 | 69,774 | 309,523 | |||
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
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613 | 7 | 778 | 1,398 | ||
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
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283,144 | 1,738 | 72,120 | 357,002 | ||
| Positivity Rate[1]
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13.2% | |||||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||||||
| Deaths | 15* | 878 | ||||
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Coincidental Deaths |
2 | 128 | One case was previously under investigation | |||
| Deaths under investigation | 1 | 136 | ||||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||||||
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Recovered |
129 | 23,410 | ||||
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Active Cases |
22,837 | |||||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 4 | |||||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 26,212 | |||||
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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
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| Number Hospitalised
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153 | |||||
| Patients Moderately Ill
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62 | |||||
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Patients Critically Ill |
18 | |||||
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | ||||||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | |||||
| State Facilities | 4 | |||||
| Home | 22,706 | |||||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 2,530 | ||||
| Imported | 2 | 930 | ||||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 2,225 | ||||
| Under Investigation | 81 | 41,558 | ||||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | ||||
[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing
*COVID-RELATED DEATHS: (January 19-May 16, 2021)
- A 55-year-old Male from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 71-year-old Male from St. Thomas
- A 77-year-old Male from St. Catherine
- An 83-year-old Female from St. Catherine whose death was previously under investigation
- A 77-year-old Male from Westmoreland
- A 44-year-old Male from Westmoreland A 64-year-old Male from Manchester+
- An 80-year-old Female from Manchester+
- A 53-year-old Female from Manchester+
- A 73-year-old Female from Manchester whose death was previously under investigation+
- A 63-year-old Male from Manchester+
- A 63-year-old Male from Manchester+
- A 72-year-old Female from Manchester+
- A 72-year-old Male from Manchester +
- A 75-year-old Male from Manchester+
+These deaths recorded in Manchester occurred between January and March 2021.