Four COVID deaths, 153 new cases recorded in Jamaica
Four coronavirus-related
deaths were recorded in Jamaica on Sunday, bringing the total to 93.
It is understood
that all four patients had comorbidities. They are: a 73-year-old female from
Trelawny; a 92-year-old male from Clarendon; a 57-year-old male from Kingston
and St Andrew; and a 95-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew.
In addition,
three deaths are under investigation.
Meanwhile,
there were 153 new COVID-19 cases in the country with the youngest patient
being one month old while the oldest is 96 years old. Jamaica now has recorded 6,170
cases.
A significant
number of these cases have been recorded in Kingston and St Andrew which now
has 2,339 cases after recording 53 cases on Sunday. There were 32 new cases in
St Catherine while St James had 25.
There are
now 4,250 active cases with 149 coronavirus patients now in hospital. Twenty-six
of these patients are moderately ill while 10 are in critical condition.
Jamaica also
recorded 35 recoveries on Sunday, bringing the total to 1,741.
