Jamaica: COVID-19 Clinical Management Summary for Wednesday, September 16, 2020
From JIS
* The five (5) new COVID-19 Related deaths are:
• An 81-year-old female from Kingston & St Andrew who had Congestive cardiac failure, Diabetes and Hypertension
• A 71-year-old-female from St Catherine, who had Diabetes and Hypertension
• A 69-year-old male from Kingston & St Andrew
**Two (2) deaths were formerly placed under investigation have been confirmed as COVID-19 Related Deaths, they are:
• a 76-year-old female from St Catherine, who had a history of Hypertension and Diabetes
• a 46-year-old female from Westmoreland, who had a terminal illness.
| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL |
| Confirmed Cases | 210 | 4,374 |
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||
| Males | 100 | 1,970 |
| Females | 110 | 2,391 |
| Under Investigation | 0 | 13 |
| AGE RANGE | 79 days to 88 years | 13 days to 97 years |
| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||
| St. Catherine | 39 | 1,105 |
| Kingston & St Andrew | 67 | 1,526 |
| St. Thomas | 14 | 330 |
| Portland | 22 | 197 |
| St. Mary | 8 | 109 |
| St. Ann | 7 | 136 |
| Trelawny | 9 | 52 |
| St. James | 7 | 253 |
| Hanover | 3 | 44 |
| Westmoreland | 7 | 47 |
| St. Elizabeth | 7 | 82 |
| Manchester | 14 | 223 |
| Clarendon | 6 | 270 |
| COVID-19 TESTING | ||
| Samples Tested | 1,051 | 70,077 |
| Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours | 26 | |
| Results Positive | 210 | 4,374 |
| Results Negative | 839 | 65,655 |
| Results Pending | 2 | 48 |
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||
| Deaths | 5* | 51 |
| Coincidental Deaths | 0 | 4 |
| Deaths under investigation | 4 | 7** |
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||
| Recovered | 45 | 1,225 |
| Active Cases | 3,016 | |
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 13 | |
| Number in Home Quarantine | 25,724 | |
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| Number Hospitalised | 111 | |
| Patients Moderately Ill | 22 | |
| Patients Critically Ill | 8 | |
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||
| Imported | 0 | 466 |
| Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked) | 0 | 256 |
| Contacts of Confirmed Cases | 4 | 704 |
| Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 |
| Under Investigation | 206 | 2,712 |
SOURCE: JIS
