Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness on Monday, April 6, 2020 announced one additional positive case for COVID-19, bringing the total number of positive cases to 59.
According to the Jamaica Observer, the new addition is a 43-year-old male from Portland, who is under investigation.
This new positive brings to seven the number of cases under investigation while 30 are imported cases and 22 are import-related.
So far, 32 males and 27 females have tested positive. The cases range in age from 12 to 87 years. The average age is 50 years.
Of the 59 confirmed cases, 2 or three per cent are less than 20 years old, 3 or five per cent are between 20 and 29 years old; 11 or 19 per cent are between 30 and 39 years old; 9 or 15 per cent are between 40 and 49 years old; 16 or 28 per cent are between 50 and 59 years old; 10 or 17 per cent are between 60 and 69 years old; 7 or 12 per cent are between 70 and 80 years old; and One person is 87 years old.
Eight patients have fully recovered while three have died.
There are currently 38 patients in quarantine in a Government facility while 62 are in isolation.
