COVID-19 Update for Wednesday November 3, 2021
By: , November 4, 2021
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| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | ||
| Confirmed Cases | 133 | 89,349 | ||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||||
| Females | 71 | 50,812 | ||
| Males | 62 | 38,534 | ||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | ||
| AGE RANGE | 8 days to 94 years | 1 day to 108 years | ||
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| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||||
| Clarendon | 13 | 4,828 | ||
| Hanover | 3 | 2,891 | ||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 32 | 22,087 | ||
| Manchester | 17 | 5,907 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 2,488 | ||
| St. Ann | 2 | 6,579 | ||
| St. Catherine | 29 | 16,650 | ||
| St. Elizabeth | 12 | 4,108 | ||
| St. James | 8 | 8,715 | ||
| St. Mary | 2 | 2,891 | ||
| St. Thomas | 10 | 3,834 | ||
| Trelawny | 0 | 3,306 | ||
| Westmoreland | 3 | 5,065 | ||
| COVID-19 TESTING | ||||
| 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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121 | 11 | 1 | 133 |
| Cumulative POSITIVES
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78,804 | 6,664 | 3,881 | 89,349 |
| NEGATIVE today
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590 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 79 | 669 |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
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365,257 | 190,288 | 555,545 | |
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
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711 | 11 | 80 | 802 |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
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444,061 | 6,664 | 194,169 | 644,894 |
| Positivity Rate[1] | 18.3% | |||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Deaths | 8* | 2,257 | ||
| Coincidental Deaths | 0 | 187 | ||
| Deaths under investigation | 1 | 343 | ||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||||
| Recovered | 137 | 58,576 | ||
| Active Cases | 27,894 | |||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 0 | |||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 41,652 | |||
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number Hospitalized | 255 | |||
| Patients Moderately Ill | 41 | |||
| Patients Moderately Ill | 25 | |||
| Patients Critically Ill | 15 | |||
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | ||||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | |||
| State Facilities | 1 | |||
| Home | 27,622 | |||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 3,129 | ||
| Imported | 0 | 1,322 | ||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 4,202 | ||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 80,460 | ||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | ||
* COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS (September 13-October 27, 2021)
- A 62-year-old Male from Westmoreland
- A 40-year-old Female from St. James
- A 62-year-old Female from St. James
- A 34-year-old Male from St. Elizabeth
- A 63-year-old Male from St. Elizabeth
- An 87-year-old Male from St. Elizabeth
- A 92-year-old Female from St. Elizabeth
- An 89-year-old Female from St. Elizabeth
[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing