KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica surpassed 19,000 cases of COVID-19 as 205 new cases were confirmed yesterday.
The new cases bring to 19,035 the total number of cases recorded on the island. The country also recorded two additional deaths related to viruses, which increased the death toll to 374.
According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, there were two men, a 58-year-old from Kingston and St Andrew and an 80-year-old from Portland.
Of the 205 newly reported cases, there were 98 men and 104 women aged four to 92 years. The sexes of three of the cases are still being investigated.
The cases were recorded in St Catherine (51), Clarendon (39), Manchester (24), Kingston and St Andrew (22), St James (20), St Elizabeth (14), Westmoreland (nine), Trelawny, St Mary (eight each), Hanover (six), Portland (two), and St. Ann and St. Thomas (one each).
There were also 48 new patients recovering, bringing the total recovery to 12,593.
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