Recoveries up to 49.9%
Jamaica is enjoying another day of having no new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, even as recoveries climbed to 284, up from 279 in the last 24 hours.
The island now has a 49.9 per cent recovery rate while the number of confirmed cases remain at 569. That 569 is comprised of:
- 75 imported cases;
- 215 that are contacts of confirmed cases;
- 27 local transmission cases not epidemiologically linked; 235 linked to a workplace cluster; and
- 17 under investigation.
Some 335 or 59% of the 569 confirmed cases are females and 234 or 41% are males.
Their ages range from two months to 87 years.
Jamaica has done a total of 11,460 tests for COVID-19. In addition to the 569 positive results, there have been 10,858 negatives and 33 are pending.
Clinical Management Summary as at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, 2020
| Total Samples Tested | 11,460 |
| New samples tested in the last 24 hours | 201 |
| Discharge samples tested in the last 24 hours | 3 |
| Results Positive | 569 |
| Results Negative | 10,858 |
| Results Pending | 33 |
| Deceased | 9 |
| Recovered | 284 |
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 268 |
| Number Hospitalised
(Including suspected positive COVID-19 cases) |
20 |
| Persons Moderately Ill | 0 |
| Persons Critically Ill | 2 |
| Persons in Facility Isolation | 121 |
| Persons in Home Isolation | 103 |
| Persons in Transitional Facilities | 8 |
