COVID-19 update of Monday, August 9, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, August 10, 2021

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		316		55,456
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		169		31,077
Males		147		24,376
Under Investigation		0		3
AGE RANGE		49 days to 106 years		1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		9		2,873
Hanover		15		1,628
KSA		65		15,137
Manchester		27		3,492
Portland		8		1,643
St. Ann		8		3,821
St. Catherine		33		10,610
St. Elizabeth		1		2,276
St. James		29		5,414
St. Mary		6		1,750
St. Thomas		14		2,112
Trelawny		15		1,819
Westmoreland		86		2,881
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	250	63	3		316
Cumulative POSITIVES	49,838	2,780	2,838		55,456
NEGATIVE today	498	All negatives are included in PCR tests	172		670
Cumulative NEGATIVES	293,708		161,668		455,376
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	748	63	175		986
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	343,546	2,780	164,506		510,832
Positivity Rate	35.3%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS
Deaths		10		1241
Coincidental Deaths		0		166
Deaths under investigation		0		110
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		35		47,305
Active Cases		316		6,543
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		8
Number in Home Quarantine		43,198
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		302
Patients Moderately Ill		73
Patients Critically Ill		33
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case		0		2,772
Imported		0		1,054
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)		0		2,752
Under Investigation		316		48,642
Workplace Cluster		0		236

DEATHS