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A four-year-old has died from COVID-19 at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton tweeted the tragic news late Thursday night.
“It is with a heavy heart that we inform the nation of the death of a 4-year-old, who tested positive for the COVID-19… We express our sincerest condolences to the family,” Tufton tweeted.
He did not disclose the child’s gender or give any further details.
The child’s death brings to seven the number of fatalities from the virus in Jamaica.
The island has recorded 257 cases of the coronavirus.
"The only security we have is our ability to adapt."
...Clinical Management Summary as at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 26, 2020
Number of samples tested 3,262
Samples tested in the last 24 hours 395
Number of samples that returned positive results 350
Number of deaths 7
Number of persons recovered and discharged 28
Total number of hospitalised patients (including patients who are COVID-19 positive and/or suspected COVID-19 positive) 114
Number of persons critically ill 3
Number of persons moderately ill 5
Number of persons in facility isolation (outside of hospital) 128
Number of patients in step down/transitional facilities 25
Number of persons in home isolation 54
Number of persons in quarantine at a Government facility
One year old among latest COVID-19 cases, Ja tally now 396
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 1 comment
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton has reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 within the past 48 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 396.
Of the new cases, 15 are associated with the Alorica call centre in Portmore, St Catherine, 11 are contacts of confirmed cases, one is imported and five are under investigation, Tufton informed in an update from the ministry's office in New Kingston...
Source: https://jis.gov.jm/covid-19-update-j...nfirmed-cases/
COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 432 Confirmed Cases
Coronavirus
May 1, 2020
Written by: Ministry of Health and Wellness
10 new cases; 2 additional recoveries
The National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health & Wellness has reported that in the last 24 hours, 10 samples have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 432.
Of the 10 new cases, there are 2 males and 8 females, with ages ranging from 2 years to 49 years. The new cases comprise of one (1) employee of the workplace cluster in St. Catherine, seven (7) contacts of employees in the workplace cluster in St. Catherine and two (2) persons are under investigation.
There are now 205 confirmed COVID-19 cases related to the workplace cluster. The cases are primarily from the parishes of St Catherine and Kingston and St. Andrew. Their ages range from 18 to 53 years. They include 154 females and 51 males. Of note following investigations one (1) previously confirmed case was reclassified and placed within the workplace cluster...
Jamaica records another death due to COVID-19 - tally now 469
8:48 pm, Sun May 3, 2020
A 72 year old man has become the country’s ninth fatality that is being attributed to COVID-19.
In the latest update concerning the spread of the virus, health officials today reported that there were six new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 469.
The island now has 35 imported cases; 161 are contacts of a confirmed case; nine are local transmission cases not epidemiologically-linked, and 264 are under investigation...
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