Five more COVID deaths, 695 additional infections
Published:Saturday | March 20, 2021 | 11:24 AM
Jamaica Friday reported five new COVID deaths pushing the tally to 524.
Four other deaths are under probe.
In the meantime, there were 695 new cases.
Total infections: 34,665
Active cases: 17,958
Samples tested: 3,192 (1,382 - Antigen)
Hospitalised: 385
Moderately ill: 48
Critical: 30
Recovered: 129
Deaths
59-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew
79-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew
71-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew
75-year-old man from St Elizabeth
60-year-old woman from St Elizabeth
New cases
Clarendon - 44
Hanover - 19
Kingston and St Andrew - 207
Manchester - 4
Portland - 2
St. Ann - 81
St Catherine - 135
St Elizabeth - 27
St. James - 81
St. Mary - 16
St. Thomas - 39
Trelawny - 22
Westmoreland - 18
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