October 21, 2020
Jamaica records 71 new COVID-19 cases, no fatalities
Jamaica
recorded 71 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, and fortunately, there were no
deaths linked to the virus.
These additional
cases bring the country’s tally to 8,445. Of the 71 cases, 40 were females and
31 were males with ages ranging from two to 91 years old.
St Catherine
recorded the highest number of cases with 20, and Kingston and St Andrew followed
with 15. St Mary and St James had eight and six cases, respectively.
Meanwhile,
there were 14 recoveries, bringing that total to 4,016.
This means
that Jamaica now has 4,142 active cases. According to the Health and Wellness
Ministry, 150 people are hospitalised. It is said that 22 are moderately ill while
10 are in critical condition.
