COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, October 7, 2020
By: , October 8, 2020The Full Story
| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL |
| Confirmed Cases | 82 | 7,273 |
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||
| Males | 32 | 3,274 |
| Females | 50 | 3,979 |
| Under Investigation | 0 | 20 |
| AGE RANGE | 3 years to 96 years |
1 day to 104 years
|
| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||
| Clarendon | 3 | 395 |
| Hanover | 0 | 71 |
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 22 | 2,730 |
| Manchester | 5 | 308 |
| Portland | 1 | 282 |
| St. Ann | 3 | 292 |
| St. Catherine | 10 | 1,661 |
| St. Elizabeth | 7 | 197 |
| St. James | 24 | 568 |
| St. Mary | 1 | 178 |
| St. Thomas | 1 | 367 |
| Trelawny | 2 | 86 |
| Westmoreland | 3 | 138 |
| COVID-19 TESTING | ||
| Samples Tested
|
547 | 82,958 |
| Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours
|
2 | |
| Results Positive
|
82 | 7,273 |
| Results Negative
|
465 | 75,624 |
| Results Pending
|
0 | 61 |
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS) | ||
| Deaths
|
2* | 128
|
| Coincidental Deaths | 1 | 10 |
| Deaths under investigation | 0 | 14 |
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||
| Recovered
|
32 | 2,732 |
| Active Cases | 4,315 | |
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||
| Number in Facility Quarantine
|
4 | |
| Number in Home Quarantine | 21,938 | |
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| Number Hospitalised | 154 | |
| Patients Moderately Ill
|
28 | |
| Patients Critically Ill
|
12 | |
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | ||
| Step Down Facilities | 14 | |
| State Facilities | 10 | |
| Home | 4,143 | |
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||
| Imported | 2 | 488 |
| Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked) | 2 | 416 |
| Contacts of Confirmed Cases | 7 | 851 |
| Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 |
| Under Investigation | 71 | 5,282 |
Summary Details of Deaths
COVID-19 Deaths:
• A 59-year-old female from St. Elizabeth.
• An 82-year-old male from Westmoreland, previously under investigation.
Coincidental Death:
• a 56-year-old female from St. Catherine.