The Ministry of Health and Wellness has

confirmed on Wednesday (June 3), that an elderly woman has died from

coronavirus-related complications, making her the tenth person to die from the

disease in the country.

According to a statement from Minister Dr

Christopher Tufton, the patient was an 87-year-old from the Corporate Area.

— Dr. Chris Tufton (@christufton)

— Dr. Chris Tufton (@christufton) #JaCOVID19 Update as of June 3rd 2020 –• 1 new confirmed case- an imported case. Total positive cases now at 591• 5 new recoveries – total released now at 361 (61%) • Regrettably, there has been new 1 COVID related death. Sending condolences to loved ones of the deceased Ÿ™Ÿ¾ pic.twitter.com/lfb7Gehx3JJune 3, 2020

In the meantime, with one new confirmed

case, Jamaica’s national tally stands at 591. Five more patients have be

discharged, bringing the number of recoveries to 361.

The island first recorded a death from

COVID-19 on Thursday, March 19. The deceased is a 79-year-old man from

Clarendon with a travel history from New York. He presented to the Lionel Town

Hospital on March 16 with fever, cough and shortness of breath.

The second death was reported on Tuesday, March

31, at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

Two more patients died between Monday,

April 6 and Wednesday, April 8, bringing the death toll to four.

A 63-year-old female patient from Portland

was Jamaica’s fifth death. She died on Tuesday, April 14.

Retired chemist and University of the West

Indies (UWI) lecturer Professor Tara Dasgupta, was Jamaica’s sixth COVID-19

fatality. The professor died due to underlying complications on Tuesday, April

21.

A four-year-old has died from COVID-19 at

the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay on Thursday, April 23.

Jamaica recorded its 8th COVID-19-related

death on Friday, May 1. The deceased was a 63-year-old resident of St Catherine.

The ninth coronavirus-related death was confirmed

on Sunday, May 3; a 72-year-old male patient from the Corporate Area.