COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, April 14, 2021
By: , April 15, 2021
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| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | ||
| Confirmed Cases | 186 | 43,240 | ||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||||
| Females | 102 | 24,196 | ||
| Males | 82 | 19,039 | ||
| Under Investigation | 2 | 5 | ||
| AGE RANGE | 49 days to 91 years | 1 day to 108 years | ||
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| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||||
| Clarendon | 18 | 2,393 | ||
| Hanover | 0 | 1,185 | ||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 59 | 12,376 | ||
| Manchester | 19 | 2,572 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1,396 | ||
| St. Ann | 14 | 2,692 | ||
| St. Catherine | 28 | 8,486 | ||
| St. Elizabeth | 13 | 1,694 | ||
| St. James | 9 | 4,181 | ||
| St. Mary | 5 | 1,303 | ||
| St. Thomas | 9 | 1,664 | ||
| Trelawny | 1 | 1,504 | ||
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Westmoreland |
9 | 1,794 | ||
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COVID-19 TESTING |
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| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
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Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL |
| POSITIVES Today
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158 | 15 | 13 | 186 |
| Cumulative POSITIVES
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39,678 | 1,426 | 2,136 | 43,240 |
| NEGATIVE today
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676 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 479 | 1,155 |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
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217,729 | 49,269 | 266,998 | |
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
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834 | 15 | 492 | 1,341 |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
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257,407 | 1,426 | 51,405 | 310,238 |
| Positivity Rate
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20.4% | |||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Deaths
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5* | 697 | ||
| Coincidental Deaths
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0 | 106 | ||
| Deaths under investigation | 5 | 117 | ||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||||
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Recovered |
121 | 19,369 | ||
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Active Cases
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22,864 | |||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 7 | |||
| Number in Home Quarantine
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30,505 | |||
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number Hospitalised
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367 | |||
| Patients Moderately Ill
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34 | |||
| Patients Critically Ill | 32 | |||
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | ||||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | |||
| State Facilities | 18 | |||
| Home | 30,505 | |||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 2,351 | ||
| Imported | 4 | 856 | ||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 1,721 | ||
| Under Investigation | 182 | 38,076 | ||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | ||
*DEATHS
Five (5) COVID-related deaths that occurred March 28-April 12, 2021:
- An 83 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- An 84 year old male from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 60 year female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 64 year old male from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 74 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew