Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, has called on more persons in the diaspora to unite with Jamaica in rebuilding sectors affected by the pandemic. “Let us, Jamaica and the diaspora, especially now when COVID-19 has altered our way of living, build back stronger together for a sustainable future where every Jamaican, at home or abroad,...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 74 49,503 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 36 27,680 Males 38 21,820 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 7 years to 95 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES Clarendon 2 2,689 Hanover 8 1,331 Kingston & St. Andrew 21 13,714 Manchester 1 2,973 Portland 0 1,585 St....

Jamaica is poised to benefit from the United States (US) donation of an initial 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines that have been earmarked for deployment globally, to assist in easing challenges with access being experienced by a number of countries. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, who said...

The pledge to donate one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to countries in need by leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations has sparked renewed confidence and hope at the prospect of overcoming the supply challenges being experienced by many territories, says Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne. Speaking during PAHO’s COVID-19 digital briefing on Wednesday (June...

NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL Confirmed Cases 50 49,429 SEX CLASSIFICATION Females 30 27,645 Males 20 21,781 Under Investigation 0 3 AGE RANGE 7 months  to 89 years 1 day to 108 years       PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES     Clarendon 3 2,687 Hanover 0 1,321 Kingston & St. Andrew 16 13,694 Manchester 5 2,972 Portland 1...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 23 49,379   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 14 27,615   Males 9 21,761   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 14 years to 87 years 1 day to 108 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 6 2,684...

Public health officials now have faster and easier access to accurate data on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Jamaica through the full rollout of the COVID-19 Vaccination CommCare Software. The technology, which has already been introduced at hospitals, health centres and special vaccination centres across the island, provides the Health Ministry with information on vaccine doses and sites and enables...