Testing has increased significantly in Puerto Rico, and with it, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus is skyrocketing. The US territory has the second-most cases of COVID-19 in the Caribbean behind the Dominican Republic.
December 8, 2020
Jamaica records 87 additional COVID-19 cases
Jamaica’s
COVID-19 numbers jumped to 11,271 on Monday when 87 additional cases were
recorded.
These results
come from 933 samples that were tested.
St Ann and
Westmoreland had 14 cases each while there were 13 in St James. St Catherine
and Trelawny had eight cases each.
The country
also had 146 recoveries, increasing that count to 7,292.
This means
that there are now 3,561 active cases in Jamaica. Of that number, 86 people are
in hospital. Nine patients are in critical condition while 11 are moderately
ill.
There was
one coincidental death, but it is understood that the case was formerly under
investigation.
