COVID-19 update for Monday, September 21, 2020
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| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL |
| Confirmed Cases | 127 | 5,270 |
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | Â | Â |
| Males | 67 | 2,397 |
| Females | 60 | 2,852 |
| Under Investigation | 0 | 21 |
| AGE RANGE | 8 years to 86 years | 1 days to 104 years
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| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | Â | Â |
| St. Catherine | 13 | 1,214 |
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 59 | 1,958 |
| St. Thomas | 4 | 351 |
| Portland | 7 | 238 |
| St. Mary | 4 | 127 |
| St. Ann | 4 | 187 |
| Trelawny | 1 | 60 |
| St. James | 18 | 338 |
| Hanover | 0 | 52 |
| Westmoreland | 6 | 71 |
| St. Elizabeth | 2 | 118 |
| Manchester | 4 | 245 |
| Clarendon | 5 | 311 |
| COVID-19 TESTING | Â | Â |
| New Samples Tested
|
577
|
73,530 |
| Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours
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29
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| Results Positive
|
127
|
5,270 |
| Results Negative
|
450 | 68,205
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| Results Pending
|
55 | |
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | Â | Â |
| Deaths
|
5* | 75
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| Coincidental Deaths | 0 | 4
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| Deaths under investigation | 0 | 6 |
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | Â | Â |
| Recovered
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37 | 1,444 |
| Active Cases | 127 | 3,668 |
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | Â | Â |
| Number in Facility Quarantine
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|
11 |
| Number in Home Quarantine |
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23,696 |
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | Â | Â |
| Number Hospitalised |
|
135 |
| Patients Moderately Ill
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|
16 |
| Patients Critically Ill
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|
10 |
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | Â | Â |
| Imported | 1 | 470 |
| Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked) | 0 | 263 |
| Contacts of Confirmed Cases | 0 | 733 |
| Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 |
| Under Investigation | 126 | 3,568 |
*A summary of the new deaths is below.
1. 61-year-old female with a Kingston and St. Andrew address.
2. 54-year-old female with a Kingston and St. Andrew address.
3. 52-year-old female with a St. Catherine address.
4. 82-year-old male with a Kingston and St. Andrew address.
5. 93-year-old male with a St. Mary address.
Four of the five deceased had confirmed pre-existing conditions.