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Jamaica: Covid-19 cases - 3,437 cases; 38 deaths

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Source: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nat...241249651.html

Jamaica: The health minister confirmed 12 COVID-19 cases as of Monday, March 16, and introduced new measures including limits on the number of people allowed in taxis and restaurants. All non-essential employees also must work from home. The new measures come on the heels of school closures for 14 days, and a ban on all public gatherings. There’s also a ban on travel for individuals who have visited China, Iran, South Korea, Italy and Singapore along with the suspension of flights from Spain, France and Germany. Part of the island was put under quarantine and the government recruited retired medical professionals. Prime Minister Andrew Holness declared the island a disaster area because of the threat of coronavirus infection and said he was seeking 100 Cuban nurses to help.
 
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Source: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/03/20/news/regional/jamaica/jamaica-confirms-16th-covid-case/

Jamaica confirms 16th COVID case
By Stabroek News
March 20, 2020

(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica has confirmed another case of the Coronavirus.

This has pushed to 16, the number of confirmed cases.

The patient travelled from New York on March 10, 2020 and has been isolated at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital in St Ann since Tuesday.

In the meantime, the authorities have now placed the community of Corn Piece Settlement in Clarendon under quarantine for the next 14 days to allow public health investigations to be completed...
 
Source: https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/d...-not-included-in-jamaicas-19-confirmed-cases/

Doctors, nurses who test positive for COVID-19 not included in Jamaica’s 19 confirmed cases
By Jamaica Gleaner
March 22, 2020

(JAMAICA GLEANER) — A “number” of first responders in Jamaica have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the health ministry has disclosed.

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton could not give a precise figure but acknowledged that they are not listed among Jamaica’s 19 confirmed cases...
 
Source: http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/jamaica-confirms-two-new-covid-19-cases-tally-32-2

Jamaica confirms two new COVID-19 cases; tally up to 32
Loop News Created : 28 March 2020
Caribbean News

There are two new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in Jamaica, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the island to 32.

The Ministry of Health and Wellness made the announcement in a news release on Saturday evening.

The two new cases involve a 70-year-old female from St Catherine with no travel history; and a 67-year-old female from Kingston with a travel history from the United Kingdom, the ministry said.

Of the now 32 confirmed cases, 21 are imported cases and eight are import-related. Three cases, including the infection of the 70-year-old St Catherine female, are under investigation.

Thirty-four persons are under quarantine in a Government facility – not including the 140 Cuban health care workers who came into the island on March 21 and who are under quarantine for another seven days...
 
Source: https://jis.gov.jm/36-confirmed-cases-of-covid-19-in-jamaica/


36 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 In Jamaica
Coronavirus
March 30, 2020
Written by: Ministry of Health and Wellness

There are now 36 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica. Additional results received at 9:00 p.m. from the National Influenza Centre, showed that of the five pending results from yesterday, three samples tested negative, while two were positive for COVID-19...
 
Source: http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/jamaicas-covid-19-cases-rise-44

Jamaica's COVID-19 cases rise to 44
Loop News Created : 1 April 2020

Jamaica now has 44 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the respiratory disease that has sent most of the world’s inhabitants indoors.

This represents six new cases from a batch of 53 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. All of the six positives are linked to the Corn Piece Settlement community in Clarendon which is under quarantine.

One of the six, a 53-year-old male, had travelled with the index case from New York, the 79-year-old male, who was the first person to die from COVID-19 in Jamaica.

The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton provided the latest update during a digital press conference from the ministry’s New Kingston offices on Wednesday...
 
Source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/late..._cases_in_Jamaica,_total_now_53_?profile=1228

Six more positive COVID-19 cases in Jamaica, total now 53
Friday, April 03, 2020

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six more Jamaicans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton just announced at a media briefing at Jamaica House.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Jamaica to 53.

The six new cases are...
 
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/...-3-april-2020/

JAMAICA
VIRUS TERROR – HUNT ON FOR VOLUNTEERS AS HEALTHCARE WORKERS SHY AWAY FROM TESTING PERSONS (jamaica-gleaner.com) The Ministry of Health and Wellness is seeking volunteers to caring out testing for COVID-10 as some healthcare workers have expressed fear about conducting the tests. The Ministry of Health has said that Jamaica has the capacity to conduct 1,260 tests weekly but that only 153 tests had been carried out this week. National epidemiologist Dr Karen Webster-Kerr said that training of health staff to carry out the tests were continuing. ‘We understand the fear but we must overcome it,’ she said. The widely used testing method was from a swab from the back of the nostril or throat. Meanwhile, a post-COVID-19 virus plan was being put in place by the Ministry of Tourism in the form of a Recovery Task Force. Jamaica has reported 42 active cases.
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https://www.moh.gov.jm/updates/press-releases/

There are now fifty-nine (59) confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Jamaica.

The new addition is a 43-year-old male from Portland, who is under investigation.

He brings to seven (7) the number of cases under investigation while thirty (30) are imported cases and twenty-two (22) are import-related.

So far, 32 males and 27 females have tested positive. The cases range in age from twelve (12) to eighty-seven (87) years. The average age is 50 years.

Of the 59 confirmed cases:
  • 2 or three per cent are less than 20 years old;
  • 3 or five per cent are between 20 and 29 years old;
  • 11 or 19 per cent are between 30 and 39 years old;
  • 9 or 15 per cent are between 40 and 49 years old;
  • 16 or 28 per cent are between 50 and 59 years old;
  • 10 or 17 per cent are between 60 and 69 years old;
  • 7 or 12 per cent are between 70 and 80 years old; and
  • One person is 87 years old.


Eight patients have fully recovered while three have died.

There are currently 38 persons in quarantine in a Government facility. Sixty-two (62) are in isolation.
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http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lates..._?profile=1228
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica now has sixty-five (65)

confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).



The two new COVID-19 cases are:



- A 50-year-old female from St James with a travel history from New York; and



- A 21-year-old female from St Catherine who is under investigation.



The positives bring 31 the number of imported cases, 22) the number of import-related cases and 12 the number of cases under investigation.



The 12 cases under investigation have been traced to six (6)
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https://jis.gov.jm/covid-19-update-7...ow-in-jamaica/
COVID-19 Update: 72 Confirmed Cases now in Jamaica


The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica now stands at 72. This is following a report from the National Influenza Centre, which stated that in the last 24 hours, three samples have tested positive for COVID-19.

The new cases are:
  • a 65 year old male from St. Elizabeth with no travel history, but who was in contact with tourists. This case remains under investigation.
  • a 53 year old female from Kingston and St. Andrew, with no travel history, but is a contact of a confirmed case.
  • a 17 year old male from St. Ann, with no travel history, but is a contact of a confirmed case.
There are now 31 imported cases, 33 cases are contacts of a confirmed case, 6 are local transmission cases not epidemiologically linked and 2 cases are under investigation. Some 54% of confirmed cases are male, while 46% are female. The average age of the confirmed cases is 49 years old, while the ages of all confirmed cases range from 10 to 87 years old.

In the meantime, three more patients have recovered and have been released from hospital. This brings the total of persons recovered and released to 16. Additionally, 70 patients remain in isolation, while 22 persons are in quarantine at a government facility.
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