Jamaica recorded its

highest daily virus fatalities and its second highest number of infections over

the past 24 hours.

The country recorded 13

deaths and 821 cases for totals of 507 and 32,728 respectively.

According to the

Ministry of Health and Wellness, the new positives include 477 females and 344

males ranging from one day to 95 years old.

Those results were

returned from 2,720 tests for a positivity rate of 38.3 per cent.

Among the

deceased are a 56-year-old female

from Kingston and St Andrew; a 73-year-old female from Kingston and St Andrew;

an 86-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew; a 46 year old female from

Kingston and St Andrew; a 50-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew; a 61-year-old

female from Kingston and St Andrew; a 79-year-old female from Kingston and St

Andrew; a 78-year-old male from St Elizabeth; a 62-year-old male from St

Elizabeth; an 81-year-old female from St Thomas; a 71-year-old male from St

Thomas; a 59-year-old female from St Thomas and a 26-year-old female from St

Catherine

There were also 102 more

recoveries, for a total of 15,473. Active cases increased to 16,513.

There are 371

hospitalisations with 29 patients in a critical state while 24 are moderately

ill.