COVID-19 Update for Monday, April 19, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, April 20, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES			24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases			118		44,254
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females			69		24,771
Males			49		19,480
Under Investigation			0		3
AGE RANGE			1 year to 89 years		1 day to 108 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon			4		2,427
Hanover			1		1,198
Kingston & St. Andrew			15		12,657
Manchester			11		2,647
Portland			11		1,423
St. Ann			6		2,755
St. Catherine			18		8,722
St. Elizabeth			17		1,761
St. James			11		4,245
St. Mary			12		1,351
St. Thomas			3		1,709
Trelawny			4		1,535
Westmoreland			5		1,824

COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities	TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	107	8	3	118
Cumulative POSITIVES	40,587	1,477	2,190	44,254
NEGATIVE today	345	All negatives are included in PCR tests	877	1,222
Cumulative NEGATIVES	220,956		52,297	273,253
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	452	8	880	1,340
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	261,543	1,477	54,487	317,507
Positivity Rate	25%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths			11*		738
Coincidental Deaths			3		113
Deaths under investigation			0		118
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered			130		19,962
Active Cases			23,236
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine			15
Number in Home Quarantine			32,375
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised			311
Patients Moderately Ill			24
Patients Critically Ill			29
NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION
Step Down Facilities			0
State Facilities			23
Home			22,903
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case			0		2,374
Imported			4		873
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)			0		1,773
Under Investigation			114		38,998
Workplace Cluster			0		236

*DEATHS

11 COVID-related deaths: (January 20- April 18)

A 42-year-old male from Trelawny whose death was previously under investigation