Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 18 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number to 128,246.
There were four additional deaths, increasing the figure to 2,835. There are no deaths under investigation, nor coincidental deaths.
The deceased are:
- A 96-year-old woman from St Catherine
- An 83-year-old man from St Catherine
- A 78-year-old man from St Catherine
- A 64-year-old man from Westmoreland
The deaths occured between February and March, 2022.
The positivity rate decreased from 4.7 per cent to 3.9 per cent. The total number of tests: 2,097.
Of the 18 new cases, St James accounted for the highest number with 8.
Kingston and St Andrew and St Catherine in the meantime, both accounted for the second-highest number of cases with 4 each; Clarendon and Manchester followed with 1 each. Hanover, St Ann, Westmoreland, Portland, St Elizabeth, St Mary, St Thomas and Trelawny recorded no new cases.
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