| NEW CASES | 24 HRS | OVERALL | ||
| Confirmed Cases | 604 | 33,970 | ||
| SEX CLASSIFICATION | ||||
| Females | 338 | 19,066 | ||
| Males | 266 | 14,901 | ||
| Under Investigation | 0 | 3 | ||
| AGE RANGE | 2 days to 96 years | 1 day to 104 years | ||
| PARISH CLASSIFICATION OF NEW CASES | ||||
| Clarendon | 41 | 1,903 | ||
| Hanover | 9 | 961 | ||
| Kingston & St. Andrew | 130 | 9,624 | ||
| Manchester | 38 | 2,116 | ||
| Portland | 82 | 1,082 | ||
| St. Ann | 26 | 2,172 | ||
| St. Catherine | 102 | 6,622 | ||
| St. Elizabeth | 25 | 1,227 | ||
| St. James | 30 | 3,446 | ||
| St. Mary | 51 | 948 | ||
| St. Thomas | 4 | 1,299 | ||
| Trelawny | 30 | 1,224 | ||
| Westmoreland | 36 | 1,346 | ||
| COVID-19 TESTING | ||||
| Type of Tests | PCR | Antigen Tests from Public Facilities | Antigen Tests from Private Facilities | TOTAL |
| POSITIVES Today | 534 | 39 | 31 | 604 |
| Cumulative POSITIVES | 31,699 | 1,016 | 1,255 | 33,970 |
| NEGATIVE today | 918 | All negatives are included in PCR tests | 595 | 1,513 |
| Cumulative NEGATIVES | 197,664 | 24,104 | 221,768 | |
| TOTAL TESTS TODAY | 1,452 | 39 | 626 | 2,117 |
| TOTAL TESTS CUMULATIVE | 229,363 | 1,016 | 25,359 | 255,738 |
| Positivity Rate
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38.4% | |||
| DEATHS IN COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS | ||||
| Deaths | 8* | 519 | ||
| Coincidental Deaths | 0 | 92 | ||
| Deaths under investigation | 4 | 62 | ||
| RECOVERIES & ACTIVE CASES | ||||
| Recovered | 195 | 15,810 | ||
| Active Cases | 17,401 | |||
| QUARANTINE MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number in Facility Quarantine | 3 | |||
| Number in Home Quarantine | 22,905 | |||
| HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT | ||||
| Number Hospitalised | 371 | |||
| Patients Moderately Ill | 48 | |||
| Patients Critically Ill | 28 | |||
| NON-HOSPITAL ISOLATION | ||||
| Step Down Facilities | 0 | |||
| State Facilities | 9 | |||
| Home | 16,795 | |||
| TRANSMISSION STATUS OF COVID-19 CASES | ||||
| Imported | 3 | 736 | ||
| Local Transmission (Not Epidemiologically linked) | 0 | 1,384 | ||
| Contacts of Confirmed Cases | 0 | 2,083 | ||
| Cases Related to the St. Catherine Workplace Cluster | 0 | 236 | ||
| Under Investigation | 601 | 29,531 | ||
DEATHS
Eight deaths that occurred between March 2 -17, 2021 were confirmed:
- An 80 year old female from Hanover
- A 55 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 74 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- An 81 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- An 89 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 71 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 77 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew
- A 68 year old female from Kingston & St. Andrew