KINGSTON, Jamaica – OBSERVER ONLINE presents for its readers a parish by parish breakdown of the 463 COVID-19 cases in Jamaica as at Saturday, May 2, 2020.

NAME OF PARISH

St Catherine                                    278

Kingston and St Andrew                  97

Clarendon                                        33

Manchester                                      12

St Ann                                               9

St Mary                                             9

St James                                           8

Portland                                            7

St Elizabeth                                      5

Westmoreland                                  2

St Thomas                                        2

Trelawny                                          1

Hanover                                           0

THINGS TO NOTE

Hanover still remains the only parish in the island without a positive COVID-19 case.

The majority of the positive cases in St Catherine is associated with the business process outsourcing (BPO) entity Alorica located in Portmore.

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 stands at 8.

NUMBER OF COVID-19 DEATHS in JAMAICA BY PARISH

St Catherine                                     1

Kingston and St Andrew                  3

Clarendon                                         1

St James                                           1

Portland                                            1

Westmoreland                                  1