NEW CASES 24 HRS OVERALL
Confirmed Cases 189 88,159
SEX CLASSIFICATION    
Females 77 50,116
Males 112 38,040
Under Investigation 0 3
AGE RANGE 5 months to 98 years 1 day to 108 years
PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES    
Clarendon 7 4,756
Hanover 3 2,853
KSA 29 21,807
Manchester 6 5,844
Portland 1 2,444
St. Ann 6 6,507
St. Catherine 101 16,373
St. Elizabeth 3 4,030
St. James 12 8,627
St. Mary 2 2,843
St. Thomas 9 3,773
Trelawny 8 3,267
Westmoreland 2 5,035
COVID-19 TESTING
Type of Tests PCR Antigen Tests from Public Facilities

 

 Antigen Tests from Private Facilities TOTAL
POSITIVES Today

 

 170 16 3 189
Cumulative POSITIVES

 

 77,748 6,554 3,857 88,159
NEGATIVE today

 

 989 All negatives are included in PCR tests 426 1,415
Cumulative NEGATIVES

 

 356,876 187,025 543,901
TOTAL TESTS TODAY

 

 1,159 16 429 1,604
TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE

 

 434,624 6,554 190,882 632,060
Positivity Rate[1] 15.8%    
DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS    
Deaths 22

(4 Previously Under Investigation)

 2,175
Coincidental Deaths 0 186
Deaths under investigation 0 319
RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES    
Recovered 164 56,435
Active Cases 189 28,952
QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT    
Number in Facility Quarantine 1  
Number in Home Quarantine 37,590  
HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT    
Number Hospitalised 325  
Patients Moderately Ill 60  
Patients Severely Ill 35  
Patients Critically Ill 22  
TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES    
Contact of a Confirmed Case 0 3,114
Imported 2 1,310
Local Transmission (Not Epi Linked) 2 4,055
Under Investigation 185 79,444
Workplace Cluster 0 236

 

DEATHS

  1. A 60 year old male from Hanover (previously under investigation).
  2. A 45 year old female from Hanover.
  3. An 81 year old female from Westmoreland (previously under investigation).
  4. An 89 year old female from Manchester (previously under investigation).
  5. An 89 year old male from Manchester (previously under investigation).
  6. A 79 year old female from St. James.
  7. A 61 year old female from Westmoreland.
  8. A 93 year old male from St. James.
  9. An 86 year old male from St. James.
  10. An 85 year old male from St. James.
  11. An 89 year old female from St. Elizabeth.
  12. A 69 year old male from St. James.
  13. A 79 year old male from St. James.
  14. An 80 year old female from KSA.
  15. An 85 year old male from St. Elizabeth.
  16. An 88 year old male from Portland.
  17. A 76 year old male from St. Catherine.
  18. An 89 year old male from KSA.
  19. An 88 year old male from St. Catherine.
  20. A 65 year old male from Portland.
  21. A 18 year old female from St. Ann.
  22. A 79 year old male from St. Ann.

The deaths occurred between August 30 and October 21, 2021.

 

Clinical Definitions
Moderately Ill                Require hospitalisation but do not require oxygen supplementation. (Admission may be for non-COVID-19 specific conditions.)
Severely Ill                Require hospitalisation and oxygenation support but not high dependency support (highly specialised staff and/or equipment).
Critically Ill                    Require hospitalisation, oxygenation support and highly specialized staff and/or equipment.

[1] Based on data for RT-PCR and Public Sector COVID Rapid Antigen Testing







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