COVID-19 update for Thursday, July 29, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, July 30, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES	24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases	180		52,684
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females	107		29,508
Males	73		23,173
Under Investigation	0		3
AGE RANGE	1 day to 95 years		1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon	2		2,786
Hanover	14		1,510
KSA	57		14,477
Manchester	15		3,196
Portland	3		1,606
St. Ann	12		3,580
St. Catherine	19		10,205
St. Elizabeth	12		2,210
St. James	12		5,117
St. Mary	7		1,704
St. Thomas	4		2,020
Trelawny	3		1,746
Westmoreland	20		2,527
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities	TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	158	3	19	180
Cumulative POSITIVES	47,668	2,337	2,679	52,684
NEGATIVE today	1,000	All negatives are included in PCR tests	1,174	2,174
Cumulative NEGATIVES	287,154		154,281	441,435
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	1,158	3	1,193	2,354
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	334,822	2,337	156,960	494,119
Positivity Rate	13.9%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths	5*		1,187
Coincidental Deaths	0		164
Deaths under investigation	0		104
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered	28		46,966
Active Cases	180		4,172
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine	3
Number in Home Quarantine	47,602
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised	134
Patients Moderately Ill	38
Patients Critically Ill	16
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case	4		2,747
Imported	1		1,012
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)	1		2,680
Under Investigation	174		46,009
Workplace Cluster	0		236

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