Jamaica on Friday recorded another 11 COVID deaths, pushing the overall tally to 1,704.
The deaths occurred between August 23 and September 9.
DEATHS
1. A 61-year-old man from St Ann
2. A 67-year-old man from St Ann
3. An 84 year old man from St Mary
4. A 65-year-old man from Portland
5. A 61-year-old woman from Portland
6. A 69-year-old man from St Catherine
7. A 67-year-old man from Kingston and St Andrew
8. A 76-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew
9. A 64-year-old woman from St Elizabeth
10. A 40-year-old woman from St Elizabeth
11. An 80-year-old man from St James
At the same time, there were 652 new infections increasing the overall case count to 75,297.
NEW CASES:
Clarendon – 34
Hanover – 16
Kingston and St Andrew – 151
Manchester – 52
Portland – 0
St Ann – 66
St Catherine – 120
St Elizabeth – 61
St James – 65
St Mary – 6
St Thomas – 25
Trelawny – 32
Westmoreland – 24
Meanwhile, hospitalisations remain extremely high at 802 with 152 patients moderately ill, 110 severely ill and 60 critical.