Three women from Trelawny among Jamaica’s four COVID-19 deaths
Jamaica
recorded four additional deaths linked to COVID-19 on Monday, increasing the country’s
tally to 214.
Three of the
deceased are from Trelawny. They are females aged 73, 71 and 84. The other fatality
is an 87-year-old female from Westmoreland.
It is
understood that two of the deaths were previously under investigation.
Meanwhile, Jamaica
has recorded 39 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 9,296. St James
recorded 12 cases while there were 11 in Kingston and St Andrew. Trelawny and
Westmoreland had five cases each.
There are
now 4,297 active cases in the country with 85 people in hospital. Six are in
critical condition while 17 are moderately ill.
The Ministry
of Health and Wellness also reported a bit of good news, as there were 29
recoveries, increasing that total to 4,666.
