Jamaica records two more cases of COVID-19

Two more persons have have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Jamaica to 473. 

Seven additional patients have also recovered and have been released from hospital, bringing the total recovered to 56.

The two new cases are males, aged 30 years and 34 years, both from Kingston and St Andrew. One is a contact of a confirmed case from the workplace cluster in St Catherine, and the other is a contact of another confirmed case under investigation.

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases from the workplace cluster remains at 221. They are primarily from the parishes of St Catherine and Kingston and St. Andrew.  Their ages range from 18 to 53 years old and includes166 females and 55 males.

Some 291 (62%) of the confirmed cases are females and 182 (38%) males; while the ages of all confirmed cases range from 2 months to 87 years.

There are now 491 patients in isolation and 83 persons are in quarantine at a Government facility. Nine persons have died.

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