Jamaica now has 69 cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with the confirmation of four additional infections.

The four new positive COVID-19 cases are:

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[naviga:li]A 52-year-old male from Manchester, who is a contact of a confirmed case;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]A 73-year-old male, from Manchester, who is a contact of a confirmed case;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]A 46-year-old female from Manchester, who is a contact of a confirmed case;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]A 19-year-old male from Clarendon, who is under investigation[/naviga:li]

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The four new positive cases bring to 31 the number of imported cases, 25 the number of import-related cases and 13 the number of cases under investigation.

The 13 cases under investigation have been traced to six individuals who have no history of travel or contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 prior to testing positive:

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[naviga:li]One individual from Portland, two of whose contacts have tested positive;[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]One from Kingston and St Andrew with five contacts who have tested positive; and[/naviga:li]

[naviga:li]Four other individuals – one from St Mary, one from Clarendon and two from St Catherine.[/naviga:li]

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