The Ministry of Health and Wellness is expressing concern that the n-coronavirus (COVID-19) positivity rate in Jamaica has been increasing over recent weeks. The positivity rate refers to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases from samples tested. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, said that recently there has been an uptick in the daily positivity rate, noting that up...

United States (US) Congresswoman, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, says that the Biden Administration is working through logistical and legal matters to begin distributing vaccines to Jamaica and other CARICOM countries.  Congresswoman Jackson Lee, who was addressing a virtual town hall hosted by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the US, Audrey Marks, on Thursday (July 22), said that the discussions are being handled with urgency to have “those vaccines flown to Jamaica”.   She noted that half a million doses of vaccines have been...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   NOTES Confirmed Cases 144 51,686   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 83 28,939   Males 61 22,744   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 4 days to 86 years 1 day to 108 years   PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 3 2,766   Hanover 9 1,449  ...

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne, says the COVID-19 Genomic Surveillance Regional Network has been instrumental in tracking the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the Americas. She noted that the network has, so far, detected at least one of the four current variants of concern - Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta – in 47 regional countries,...

The genome sequencer that is being acquired by government to enhance the country’s capacity to test for variant strains of the n-coronavirus locally, should be on the island shortly. The equipment is being acquired because of the length of time it takes for Jamaica to receive the results from test samples sent overseas, to determine the various variants of the n-coronavirus that may be present on...

  NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL   Confirmed Cases 138 51,542   SEX CLASSIFICATION       Females 85 28,856   Males 53 22,683   Under Investigation 0 3   AGE RANGE 4 days to 97 years 1 day to 108 years             PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES       Clarendon 7 2,763  ...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the COVID-19 Subcommittee of Cabinet will meet over the weekend to review the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in the country. The meeting comes as the island sees an uptick in cases of the virus. Mr. Holness, who was addressing the House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 21), said that the meeting will,...