COVID-19 Update for Thursday, October 1, 2020

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, October 2, 2020

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES	24 HRS	OVERALL	NOTE
Confirmed Cases	149	6,704
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Males	66	3,037
Females	82	3,648
Under Investigation	1	19
AGE RANGE	11 days to 88 years	1 day to 104 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon	6	371
Hanover	1	63
Kingston & St. Andrew	72	2,511
Manchester	6	292
Portland	3	274
St. Ann	10	273
St. Catherine	23	1,530
St. Elizabeth	12	176
St. James	7	486
St. Mary	4	165
St. Thomas	0	361
Trelawny	2	79
Westmoreland	2	121
Unknown	1	2
COVID-19 TESTING
Samples Tested	534	79,506
Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours	4
Results Positive	149	6,704
Results Negative	385	72,741
Results Pending	0	61
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths	5*	116	One was previously under investigation
Coincidental Deaths	0	6
Deaths under investigation	1	11
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered	121	2,112
Active Cases	4,386
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine	12
Number in Home Quarantine	20,589
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised	129
Patients Moderately Ill	33
Patients Critically Ill	15

NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION
Step Down Facilities	7
Home	4,165
State Facilities	5
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Imported	0	481
Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked)	0	406
Contacts of Confirmed Cases	0	809
Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster	0	236
Under Investigation	149	4,772