| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | ||
| Confirmed Cases | 56 | 87,723 | ||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||||
| Females | 32 | 49,911 | ||
| Males | 24 | 37,809 | ||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | ||
| AGE RANGE | 8 months to 96 years | 1 day to 108 years | ||
| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||||
| Clarendon | 1 | 4,719 | ||
| Hanover | 2 | 2,844 | ||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 19 | 21,725 | ||
| Manchester | 1 | 5,823 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 2,423 | ||
| St. Ann | 0 | 6,474 | ||
| St. Catherine | 9 | 16,223 | ||
| St. Elizabeth | 0 | 4,021 | ||
| St. James | 3 | 8,604 | ||
| St. Mary | 7 | 2,835 | ||
| St. Thomas | 2 | 3,752 | ||
| Trelawny | 7 | 3,251 | ||
| Westmoreland | 1 | 5,029 | ||
| COVID-19 TESTING | ||||
| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities
|
Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL |
| POSITIVES Today
|
48 | 8 | 0 | 56 |
| Cumulative POSITIVES
|
77,369 | 6,508 | 3,846 | 87,723 |
| NEGATIVE today
|
421 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 223 | 644 |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES
|
354,465 | 185,861 | 540,326 | |
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY
|
469 | 8 | 224 | 701 |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE
|
431,834 | 6,508 | 189,707 | 628,049 |
| Positivity Rate[1] | 11.7% | |||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Deaths | 6* | 2,129 | ||
| Coincidental Deaths | 0 | 185 | ||
| Deaths under investigation | 1 | 321 | ||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||||
| Recovered | 119 | 55,946 | ||
| Active Cases | 29,050 | |||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 0 | |||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 36,278 | |||
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number Hospitalized | 356 | |||
| Patients Moderately Ill | 66 | |||
| Patients Severely | 51 | |||
| Patients Critically Ill | 24 | |||
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | ||||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | |||
| State Facilities | 2 | |||
| Home | 28,679 | |||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||||
| Contact of a Confirmed Case | 0 | 3,114 | ||
| Imported | 2 | 1,308 | ||
| Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) | 0 | 4,053 | ||
| Under Investigation | 54 | 79,012 | ||
| Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | ||
* COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS (September 30- October 18, 2021)
- A 59-year-old female from St. James
- An 88-year-old female from Clarendon
- A 55-year-old male from St. Thomas
- A 75-year-old female from St. Catherine
- A 76-year-old female from St. Catherine
- A 61-year-old male from St. Catherine
[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing