COVID-19 update of Saturday, August 7, 2021

August 8, 2021

The Full Story

NEW CASES		24 HRS		OVERALL
Confirmed Cases		379		54,859
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females		232		30,741
Males		147		24,115
Under Investigation		0		3
AGE RANGE		4 months to 91 years		1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon		7		2,859
Hanover		30		1,602
KSA		69		14,998
Manchester		36		3,413
Portland		3		1,625
St. Ann		55		3,799
St. Catherine		63		10,537
St. Elizabeth		1		2,262
St. James		43		5,370
St. Mary		10		1,737
St. Thomas		5		2,097
Trelawny		6		1,796
Westmoreland		51		2,764
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities	Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	274	105	0		379
Cumulative POSITIVES	49,384	2,655	2,820		54,859
NEGATIVES Today	624	All negatives are included in PCR tests	0		624
Cumulative NEGATIVES	292,598		161,029		453,627
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	898	105	0		1,003
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	341,982	2,655	163,947		508,486
Positivity Rate	37.8%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS		24 HRS		OVERALL
Deaths		3*		1,222
Coincidental Deaths		0		166
Deaths under investigation		2		112
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered		39		47,231
Active Cases		379		6,037
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine		7
Number in Home Quarantine		45,235
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised		272
Patients Moderately Ill		67
Patients Critically Ill		34
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case		1		2,768
Imported		0		1,051
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)		0		2,734
Under Investigation		378		48,070
Workplace Cluster		0		236

*DEATHS