Jamaica records 44 new COVID cases; two related deaths
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November 22, 2020

Jamaica records 44 new COVID cases; two related deaths

Jamaica confirmed 44 cases of the coronavirus and two related deaths yesterday, November 21.

The new

positives bring the country’s total to 10,240 while deaths stand at 237.

The youngest

reported case is an 11-month-old baby while the oldest is 81 years old.

The deceased

are a 35-year-old female from St Catherine, whose death was previously under

investigation, and an 84-year-old female of a Westmoreland address.

There were an

additional 49 recoveries, taking the total to 5,481. Active cases now stand at

4,381.

Eighty-one

patients are hospitalised with 24 deemed to be moderately ill while a dozen are

critically ill.

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