COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, April 21, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, April 22, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES			24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases			165		44,502
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females			82		24,890
Males			83		19,609
Under Investigation			0		3
AGE RANGE			9 days to 94 years		1 day to 108 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon			5		2,440
Hanover			2		1,203
Kingston & St. Andrew			53		12,726
Manchester			9		2,657
Portland			0		1,427
St. Ann			12		2,776
St. Catherine			34		8,769
St. Elizabeth			12		1,775
St. James			15		4,269
St. Mary			4		1,356
St. Thomas			8		1,725
Trelawny			1		1,538
Westmoreland			10		1,841

COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities	TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	139	10	16	165
Cumulative POSITIVES	40,788	1,499	2,215	44,502
NEGATIVE today	799	All negatives are included in PCR tests	660	1,459
Cumulative NEGATIVES	222,151		53,515	275,666
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	938	10	676	1,624
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	262,939	1,499	55,730	320,168
Positivity Rate	15.7%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths			7*		751
Coincidental Deaths			0		113
Deaths under investigation			2		122
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered			100		20,170
Active Cases			23,259
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine			17
Number in Home Quarantine			31,304
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised			269
Patients Moderately Ill			20
Patients Critically Ill			26
NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION
Step Down Facilities			2
State Facilities			14
Home			22,969
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case			7		2 ,413
Imported			13		885
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)			0		1,999
Under Investigation			145		38,969
Workplace Cluster			0		236

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