COVID-19 update of Monday, August 2, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, August 3, 2021

Coronavirus

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		115		53,543
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		71		29,989
Males		44		23,551
Under Investigation		0		3
AGE RANGE		2 days to 90 years		1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		4		2,816
Hanover		1		1,541
KSA		35		14,664
Manchester		13		3,293
Portland		4		1,617
St. Ann		0		3,658
St. Catherine		6		10,329
St. Elizabeth		1		2,224
St. James		10		5,217
St. Mary		0		1,716
St. Thomas		3		2,045
Trelawny		1		1,768
Westmoreland		37		2,655
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	95	13	7		115
Cumulative POSITIVES	48,410	2,414	2,719		53,543
NEGATIVE Today	345	All negatives are included in PCR tests	976		1,321
Cumulative NEGATIVES	289,379		158,029		447,408
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	440	13	983		1,436
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	337,789	2,414	160,748		500,951
Positivity Rate	23.8%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths		3*		1,203
Coincidental Deaths		1		166
Deaths under investigation		0		106
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		38		47,078
Active Cases		115		4,899
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		6
Number in Home Quarantine		48,827
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		210
Patients Moderately Ill		46
Patients Critically Ill		35
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case		3		2,754
Imported		4		1,026
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)		0		2,707
Under Investigation		108		46,820
Workplace Cluster		0		236

*DEATHS