COVID-19 update for Wednesday, October 28, 2020
By: , October 29, 2020The Full Story
| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | NOTES |
| Confirmed Cases | 76 | 8,927 | |
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | |||
| Males | 26 | 3,982 | |
| Females | 50 | 4,928 | |
| Under Investigation | 0 | 17 | |
| AGE RANGE | 1 year to 95 years | 1 day to 104 years | |
| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | |||
| Clarendon | 3 | 454 | |
| Hanover | 4 | 135 | |
| KSA | 9 | 3,151 | |
| Manchester | 3 | 371 | |
| Portland | 2 | 307 | |
| St. Ann | 10 | 388 | |
| St. Catherine | 12 | 1,993 | |
| St. Elizabeth | 0 | 262 | |
| St. James | 14 | 854 | |
| St. Mary | 3 | 235 | |
| St. Thomas | 0 | 396 | |
| Trelawny | 10 | 153 | |
|
Westmoreland |
6 | 228 | |
| COVID-19 TESTING | |||
| Samples Tested
|
555 | 94,441 | |
| Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours
|
3 | ||
| Results Positive
|
76 | 8,927 | |
| Results Negative
|
479 | 85, 449 | |
| Results Pending
|
0 | 65 | |
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | |||
| Deaths
|
4 | 202 | The deceased are:
– a 45-year-old female of a St. James address; – a 34-year-old male of a St. Elizabeth address; – a 90-year-old male of a St. Elizabeth; and – a 38-year-old female of a Westmoreland address. The death of the 38-year-old was previously under investigation. |
| Coincidental Deaths | 1 | 15 | |
| Deaths under investigation | 2 | 31 | |
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | |||
| Recovered
|
50 | 4,429 | |
| Active Cases
|
76 | 4,175 | |
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | |||
| Number in Facility Quarantine
|
0 | ||
| Number in Home Quarantine
|
20,034 | ||
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | |||
| Number Hospitalised
|
109 | ||
| Patients Moderately Ill
|
15 | ||
| Patients Critically Ill
|
4 | ||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | |||
| Imported | 0 | 497 | |
| Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked) | 0 | 608 | |
| Contacts of Confirmed Cases | 0 | 1,060 | |
| Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | |
| Under Investigation | 76 | 6,526 |