COVID-19 update of Tuesday, April 6, 2021

By: Ministry of Health and Wellness, April 7, 2021

The Full Story

NEW CASES	24 HRS		OVERALL		NOTES
Confirmed Cases	72		41,400
SEX CLASSIFICATION
Females	37		23,232
Males	35		18,165
Under Investigation	0		3
AGE RANGE	4 months to 92 years		1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES
Clarendon	0		2,298
Hanover	5		1,153
KSA	36		11,862
Manchester	1		2,474
Portland	4		1,342
St. Ann	2		2,572
St. Catherine	11		8,135
St. Elizabeth	0		1,606
St. James	6		4,007
St. Mary	0		1,218
St. Thomas	2		1,576
Trelawny	0		1,454
Westmoreland	5		1,703
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests	PCR	Antigen Tests from Public Facilities		Antigen Tests from Private Facilities		TOTAL
POSITIVES Today	59	10		3		72
Cumulative POSITIVES	38,118	1,344		1,938		41,400
NEGATIVE today	122	All negatives are included in PCR tests		197		319
Cumulative NEGATIVES	212,318			41,071		253,389
TOTAL TESTS TODAY	181	10		200		391
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE	250,436	1,344		43,009		294,789
Positivity Rate	36.1%
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS	24 HRS		OVERALL		NOTES
Deaths	9*		631
Coincidental Deaths	0		102
Deaths under investigation	1		104
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES
Recovered	0		18,444
Active Cases	70*		22,033		Two of the new cases died*
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT
Number in Facility Quarantine	22
Number in Home Quarantine	26,759
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
Number Hospitalised	417
Patients Moderately Ill	42
Patients Critically Ill	37
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES
Contact of a Confirmed Case	0		2,301
Imported	1		805
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked)	2		1,641
Under Investigation	69		36,417
Workplace Cluster	0		236

DEATHS*