Jamaica’s COVID-19 deaths surpass 400
Jamaica’s coronavirus
fatalities surpassed 400 after the island registered six more deaths and 147
new cases over the past day.
Deaths related to the
virus now stand at 405, according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
The deceased are: an 88-year-old female from St Elizabeth; a 67-year-old female from St
Ann; 63-year-old male from St James; an 81-year-old male from Trelawny; a 73-year-old
male from Kingston and St Andrew; and a 63-year-old male from Trelawny whose
death was previously under investigation.
Among the
new cases were 60 males and 87 females with ages ranging from nine days to 87
years old.
Recoveries
also topped 13,000 with 58 additions over the 24-hour period pushing the total
to 13,046.
The number
of hospitalised patients stand at 267 with 33 noted as moderately ill and 18
said to be critically ill.
