COVID-19 Cases Continue To Climb In Jamaica; Tally Now 350

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – The number of persons, who have tested positive for COVID-19, now stands at 350.

This was announced by the National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, yesterday.

The Unit disclosed that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19, within a 24-hour period. 

The 45 new cases are comprised of 19 males and 26 females, who range in age, from one to 75-years-old.

Eleven of the 45 new cases are employees with the workplace cluster in the central parish of St. Catherine; 14 are contacts of a confirmed employee in the workplace cluster; 10 are contacts of a confirmed case; and 10 are under investigation. 

Overall, Jamaica now has 34 imported cases; 9 cases that are of local transmission, with no epidemiological link; 178 are local transmission cases related to a work place cluster; 94 are contacts of a confirmed case; and 35 cases are under investigation.

To date, seven persons have died, while 28 patients have recovered.