COVID-19 Update for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, September 16, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		492		77,989
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		280		44,339
Males		206		33,640
Under Investigation		6		10
AGE RANGE		27 days to 97 years		1 day to 108 years

PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		39		4,075
Hanover		19		2,575
Kingston & St. Andrew		131		19,433
Manchester		28		5,367
Portland		22		2,126
St. Ann		10		5,742
St. Catherine		99		14,077
St. Elizabeth		29		3,525
St. James		45		7,794
St. Mary		1		2,462
St. Thomas		13		3,200
Trelawny		22		2,908
Westmoreland		34		4,705

COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	445	38	9		492
Cumulative POSITIVES	68,492	5,840	3,657		77,989
NEGATIVE today	949	All negatives are included in PCR tests	123		1,072
Cumulative NEGATIVES	325,156		175,122		500,278
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	1,394	38	132		1,564
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	393,648	5,840	178,779		578,267
Positivity Rate	33.7%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths		11*		1,768
Coincidental Deaths		0		176
Deaths under investigation		7		258
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		144		50,361
Active Cases		25,334
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		5
Number in Home Quarantine		43,206
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		726
Patients Moderately Ill		176
Patients Severely Ill		94
Patients Critically Ill		52
NON-HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Step Down Facilities		0
State Facilities		3
Home		24,582
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case		0		3,061
Imported		11		1,216
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)		0		3,546
Under Investigation		481		69,930
Workplace Cluster		0		236

*COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS (September 6-13, 2021)