COVID-19 Update for Tuesday, December 21, 2021
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| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | ||
| Confirmed Cases | 99 | 92,226 | ||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||||
| Females | 54 | 52,462 | ||
| Males | 45 | 39,761 | ||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | ||
| AGE RANGE | 4 years to 89 years | 1 day to 108 years | ||
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| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES | Â | |||
| Clarendon | 0 | 4,946 | ||
| Hanover | 1 | 3,005 | ||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 24 | 22,749 | ||
| Manchester | 0 | 6,001 | ||
| Portland | 1 | 2,525 | ||
| St. Ann | 16 | 6,910 | ||
| St. Catherine | 3 | 17,238 | ||
| St. Elizabeth | 0 | 4,209 | ||
| St. James | 33 | 9,055 | ||
| St. Mary | 2 | 3,066 | ||
| St. Thomas | 0 | 3,966 | ||
| Trelawny | 1 | 3,369 | ||
| Westmoreland | 18 | 5,187 | ||
| COVID-19 TESTING | ||||
| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
|
Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL |
| POSITIVES Today
|
95 | 2 | 2 | 99 |
| Cumulative POSITIVES
|
81,344 | 6,945 | 3,937 | 92,226 |
| NEGATIVE today
|
1,326 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 277 | 1,603 |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
|
403,314 | 199,695 | 603,009 | |
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
|
1,421 | 2 | 279 | 1,702 |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
|
484,658 | 6,945 | 203,632 | 695,235 |
| Positivity Rate[1] | 6.8% | |||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Deaths | 0 | 2,450 | ||
| Coincidental Deaths | 0 | 192 | ||
| Deaths Under Investigation | 1 | 349 | ||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||||
| Recovered | 134 | 64,434 | ||
| Active cases confirmed in the last 2 weeks | Â 428 | |||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 1 | |||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 19,293 | |||
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number Hospitalized | 96 | |||
| Patients Moderately Ill | 23 | |||
| Patients Severely Ill | 12 | |||
| Patients Critically Ill | 1 | |||
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | Â | Â | ||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | |||
| State Facilities | 8 | |||
| Home | 24,562 | |||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 3,165 | ||
| Imported | 59 | 1,463 | ||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 4,422 | ||
| Under Investigation | 40 | 82,940 | ||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | ||
[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing