Twenty more cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in Jamaica, pushing the tally to 1,666
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says the fatalities occurred between August 12 and September 7.
The deceased are:
St Ann
* A 59-year-old man
* A 61-year-old woman
* A 77-year-old female
* A 56-year-old woman
* A 61-year-old man
* A 65-year-old female
* A 77-year-old female
* A 78-year-old woman
* A 78-year-old male
Manchester
* A 79-year-old woman whose death was previously under investigation
* A 65-year-old male
* A 58-year-old man
* A 58-year-old woman
St Thomas
* A 51-year-old man
* An 83-year-old woman
Kingston & St Andrew
* A 66-year-old woman
* A 72-year-old man
St Mary
* A 63-year-old female
* A 64-year-old male
St Elizabeth
* A 79-year-old man
And nine more deaths are under investigation, increasing the tally to 205.
Meanwhile, there were 672 new cases with ages ranging from three days to 101 years, pushing the total to 73,496 with 22,225 being active.
Of the new cases, 414 are women and 258 are men.
COVID parish breakdown:
* Kingston and St Andrew – 95
* St Catherine – 94
* Manchester – 93
* St Thomas – 83
* St Elizabeth – 73
* St James – 54
* Clarendon – 45
* Westmoreland -39
* Portland – 32
* Trelawny – 22
* St Mary – 16
* Hanover – 15
* St Ann – 11
A total of 2,129 tests were conducted.
The country’s positivity rate stands at 42.2%.
In the meantime, there were 90 more recoveries, increasing the total to 49,135.
Some 786 persons are in hospital with 158 being moderately ill, 122 severely ill, and 50 critically ill.
And a total of 46,791 persons are in home quarantine.
