COVID-19 update for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, August 4, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		96		53,639
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		49		30,038
Males		47		23,598
Under Investigation		0		3
AGE RANGE		3 years to 87 years		1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		6		2,822
Hanover		1		1,542
KSA		37		14,701
Manchester		9		3,302
Portland		1		1,618
St. Ann		3		3,661
St. Catherine		13		10,342
St. Elizabeth		3		2,227
St. James		14		5,231
St. Mary		2		1,718
St. Thomas		0		2,045
Trelawny		2		1,770
Westmoreland		5		2,660
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	68	11	17		96
Cumulative POSITIVES	48,478	2,425	2,736		53,639
NEGATIVE Today	508	All negatives are included in PCR tests	578		1,086
Cumulative NEGATIVES	289,887		158,607		448,494
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	576	11	595		1,182
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	338,365	2,425	161,343		502,133
Positivity Rate	13.5%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths		4		1,207
Coincidental Deaths		0		166
Deaths under investigation		0		106
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		23		47,101
Active Cases		96		4,968
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		7
Number in Home Quarantine		48,224
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		215
Patients Moderately Ill		52
Patients Critically Ill		34
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case		0		2,754
Imported		0		1,026
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)		0		2,707
Under Investigation		96		46,916
Workplace Cluster		0		236

*DEATHS