COVID19 Update for Tuesday, May 18, 2021
By: , May 19, 2021
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| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | |||
| Confirmed Cases | 93 | 47,572 | |||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | |||||
| Females | 43 | 26,600 | |||
| Males | 50 | 20,969 | |||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | |||
| AGE RANGE | 7 months to 91 years | 1 day to 108 years | |||
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| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | |||||
| Clarendon | 4 | 2,598 | |||
| Hanover | 0 | 1,266 | |||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 19 | 13,366 | |||
| Manchester | 3 | 2,857 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 1,538 | |||
| St. Ann | 3 | 3,081 | |||
| St. Catherine | 15 | 9,380 | |||
| St. Elizabeth | 18 | 1,915 | |||
| St. James | 7 | 4,518 | |||
| St. Mary | 0 | 1,519 | |||
| St. Thomas | 8 | 1,888 | |||
| Trelawny | 7 | 1,618 | |||
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Westmoreland |
8 | 2,028 | |||
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COVID-19 TESTING |
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| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
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Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL | |
| POSITIVES Today
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81 | 5 | 7 | 93 | |
| Cumulative POSITIVES
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43,476 | 1,743 | 2,353 | 47,572 | |
| NEGATIVE today
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539 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 1,469 | 2,008 | |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
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240,288 | 71,243 | 311,531 | ||
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
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620 | 5 | 1,476 | 2,101 | |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
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283,764 | 1,743 | 73,596 | 359,103 | |
| Positivity Rate[1]
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13.8% | ||||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | |||||
| Deaths | 14*
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892 | |||
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Coincidental Deaths |
4
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132 | 1 was previously under investigation | ||
| Deaths under investigation | 1 | 135 | |||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | |||||
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Recovered |
120 | 23,530 | |||
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Active Cases |
22,793 | ||||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | |||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 7 | ||||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 26,433 | ||||
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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT
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| Number Hospitalised
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152 | ||||
| Patients Moderately Ill | 44 | ||||
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Patients Critically Ill |
16 | ||||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | ||||
| State Facilities | 3 | ||||
| Home | 22,634 | ||||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | |||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 2,531 | |||
| Imported | 0 | 930 | |||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 2,235 | |||
| Under Investigation | 93 | 41,640 | |||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | |||
[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing
*COVID-RELATED DEATHS: February 2, 2021- May 17, 2021
- An 89-year-old male from St. James whose death was previously under investigation
- A 47-year-old female from St. James
- An 83-year-old female from St. James
- A 61-year-old female from Westmoreland
- An 87-year-old male from Westmoreland
- A 70-year-old female from Westmoreland
- An 82-year-old male from Westmoreland
- An 84-year-old male from Manchester+
- A 68-year-old female from Manchester+
- A 74-year-old female from Manchester+
- A 74-year-old female from Manchester+
- A 57-year-old male from Manchester+
- An 86-year-old male from Manchester+
- A 79-year-old female from Manchester+
+These deaths recorded in Manchester occurred between March and May 2021.