Press Releases
200 COVID-19 recoveries and counting
Jamaica’s COVID-19 recoveries hit the 200 mark in the last 24 hours, as nine more Jamaicans were released from care. The island now has a 36 per cent recovery rate. Also in the last 24 hours, the island recorded another six confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of… Read More
May 23rd, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica Case Tally now at 544
10 new cases; 10 more recoveries In the last 24 hours, 10 samples have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 544. The 10 new cases consist of six (6) males and four (4) females with ages ranging from 4 to 61… Read More
May 22nd, 2020Jamaica at 34% recoveries with COVID-19
Another 10 Jamaicans have recovered from COVID-19, bringing recovery numbers to 181 and pushing the island’s recovery rate to 34 per cent in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths remain at nine or 1.7%, even as there are no seriously ill persons at this time. Also in the… Read More
May 21st, 2020Record number of COVID-19 recoveries for Jamaica
Jamaica has recorded the highest number of recoveries in a day since COVID-19 first visited the island’s shores in March. The last 24 hours have seen 26 additional Jamaicans recovering from COVID-19, putting the total number of recoveries at 171, up from 145 a day earlier. This 171 puts the… Read More
May 20th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica records 14 more recoveries and Zero New Cases
Jamaica recorded its largest number of patients, who have recovered and have been released from isolation in a 24 hour period, with 14 more patients now released and sent home. This brings the total number of patients, who have recovered and have been released from isolation to 145. In the… Read More
May 19th, 2020COVID-19 Update: No new cases, four more recoveries
Jamaica is experiencing a second day with no new confirmed COVID-19 cases, while recoveries moved to 131, up from 127, in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed positive cases in Jamaica remains at 520 while the 131 recoveries puts the island’s recovery rate at 25.2% recovery rate…. Read More
May 19th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 520 Confirmed Cases
3 new imported cases; 6 more recoveries In the last 24 hours, three hundred and twenty-two (322) new samples have been tested, as advised by the National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. From the new samples tested, three (3) new positive cases have been identified, which… Read More
May 17th, 2020Statement Re: Cruise Ship Workers Being Repatriated to Jamaica
The Ministry of Health and Wellness wishes to note that as at today’s date no formal approval has been provided for any vessel to be granted permission for the disembarking of any person from cruise ships in any of the ports in Jamaica. It is important that the public notes… Read More
May 17th, 2020Six new cases of COVID-19 in Jamaica
517 positives, 121 recoveries for the island Jamaica recorded six new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing to 517 the number of confirmed cases. Recoveries stand at 121, giving the island a 23.7% recovery rate; and there are no seriously ill persons at this time. The six… Read More
May 16th, 2020COVID-19 Update: Jamaica now has 511 Confirmed Cases
The National Surveillance Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that two (2) new samples have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jamaica to 511. In the meantime, three (3) more patients have recovered… Read More
May 15th, 2020