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ZET Jamaica - COVID-19 Update for Monday, December 20, 2021
Press Release: Kingston, Jamaica - December 21, 2021
Source: jis.gov.jm
COVID-19 Update for Monday, December 20, 2021
NEW CASES |
24 HRS |
OVERALL |
Confirmed Cases |
38 |
92,127 |
SEX CLASSIFICATION |
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Females |
22 |
52,408 |
Males |
16 |
39,716 |
Under Investigation |
0 |
3 |
AGE RANGE |
2 years to 90 years |
1 day to 108 years |
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PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF CASES |
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Clarendon |
1 |
4,946 |
Hanover |
1 |
3,004 |
Kingston & St. Andrew |
6 |
22,725 |
Manchester |
4 |
6,001 |
Portland |
1 |
2,524 |
St. Ann |
1 |
6,894 |
St. Catherine |
1 |
17,235 |
St. Elizabeth |
3 |
4,209 |
St. James |
7 |
9,022 |
St. Mary |
7 |
3,064 |
St. Thomas |
5 |
3,966 |
Trelawny |
1 |
3,368 |
Westmoreland |
0 |
5,169 |
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COVID-19 TESTING |
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Type of Tests |
PCR |
Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
|
Antigen Tests from Private Facilities |
TOTAL |
POSITIVES Today
|
35 |
2 |
1 |
38 |
Cumulative POSITIVES
|
81,249 |
6,943 |
3,935 |
92,127 |
NEGATIVE today
|
773 |
All negatives are included in PCR tests |
60 |
833 |
Cumulative NEGATIVES
|
401,988 |
199,418 |
601,406 |
TOTAL TESTS TODAY
|
808 |
2 |
61 |
871 |
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
|
483,237 |
6,943 |
203,353 |
693,533 |
Positivity Rate[1] |
4.6% |
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DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS |
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Deaths |
1* |
2,450 |
Coincidental Deaths |
0 |
192 |
Deaths Under Investigation |
0 |
348 |
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES |
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Recovered |
296 |
64,300 |
Active cases confirmed in the last 2 weeks |
442 |
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QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT |
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Number in Facility Quarantine |
1 |
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Number in Home Quarantine |
18,847 |
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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT |
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Number Hospitalized |
97 |
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Patients Moderately Ill |
22 |
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Patients Severely Ill |
11 |
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Patients Critically Ill |
2 |
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NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION |
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State Facilities |
4 |
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Step Down Facilities |
0 |
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Home |
24,598 |
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TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES |
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Contact of a Confirmed Case |
0 |
3,165 |
Imported |
5 |
1,404 |
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) |
0 |
4,422 |
Under Investigation |
33 |
82,900 |
Workplace Cluster |
0 |
236 |
*COVID-19 RELATED DEATH
- A 79-year-old male from St. Mary
[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing
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