133 new COVID-19 cases, one more death reported
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica on Sunday, May 1 reported 133 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases reported on the island to 130,299.
According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the country also reported one more virus-related death. The death toll since the start of the pandemic now stands at 2,967.
Of the newly reported cases, there were 86 females and 47 males, with ages ranging from six months to 108 years.
The cases were recorded in Clarendon (one), Portland (one), St Catherine (13), Kingston and St Andrew (28), St Elizabeth (one), St James (24), St Mary (three), Hanover (six), St Thomas (two), Trelawny (seven), Westmoreland (16), Manchester (six) and St Ann (25).
Meanwhile, the latest death is a 75-year-old male from Kingston and St Andrew whose death was previously under investigation.
The country also recorded 66 new recoveries, bringing the total number of recoveries to 83,689.
The country’s positivity rate now stands at 18.2 per cent.