Six New COVID-19 Cases Recorded
By: , June 23, 2020
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From the 844 new samples tested as at Monday (June 22), the National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that six (6) samples have tested positive for COVID-19.
This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 665.
Meanwhile, the island’s recoveries remained at 516. The recovery rate now stands at 77.6%.
The new cases are Jamaican residents, 4 males and 2 females with ages ranging from 24 to 52 years. Four cases are imported with one arriving on a flight from the USA and three from cruise ships. The other two cases are import-related. The six individuals have addresses of residence in St. James (5) and St. Ann (1).
Jamaica now has 159 imported cases; 224 cases that are contacts of confirmed cases; 39 local transmission cases not epidemiologically linked; 236 related to the workplace cluster in St. Catherine and seven under investigation.
Some 382 (57%) of all confirmed cases are females and 283 (43%) are males. They range in ages from 2 months to 87 years.
There are 139 (20.9 %) active cases currently under observation, with one critically ill and one moderately ill patient.
Clinical Management Update as at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 22, 2020
| Total Samples Tested
|
21,278 |
| New samples tested in the last 24 hours
|
844 |
| Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours
|
37 |
| Results Positive
|
665 |
| Results Negative
|
20,552 |
| Results Pending
|
61 |
| Deceased
|
10 |
| Recovered
|
516 |
| Number in Facility Quarantine
|
300 |
| Number in Home Quarantine | 1,982 |
| Number in Hospital
(Including suspected positive COVID-19 cases)
|
15 |
| Persons in Facility Isolation | 17 |
| Persons in Transitional Facilities | 0 |
| Persons in Home Isolation
|
104 |
| Persons Moderately Ill
|
1 |
| Persons Critically Ill
|
1 |