December 19, 2020
Jamaica records 96 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
A one-year-old
child is among the 96 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Jamaica on Friday.
The additional
cases, which came from 1,037 samples, bring the country’s tally to 12,135.
St Catherine leads the pack with 19 cases while there were 15 in Kingston and St Andrew. St Elizabeth and St James had 10 each.
There were also
144 recoveries, increasing that number to 8,812.
This means
that there are now 2,882 active cases in the country with 90 people in
hospital. Ten patients are in critical condition while 24 are moderately ill.
Two fatalities
linked to the virus were also recorded, bringing the count to 285. The deceased
are an 80-year-old male from St Catherine and a 76-year-old male from Trelawny.
Two deaths are
also under investigation.
