16 more COVID deaths, 91 new infections

Jamaica yesterday recorded 16 more COVID deaths.

Three of them were previously under investigation.

Latest COVID deaths:

1. A 90-year-old woman from St James
2. An 89-year-old man from St James
3. A 77-year-old man from St James
4. A 68-year-old man from St James
5. A 77-year-old woman from St James
6. A 66-year-old man from St James
7. An 84-year-old woman from St James
8. An 83-year-old woman from St James
9. A 79-year-old man from Westmoreland
10. A 67-year-old woman from St James
11. A 99-year-old man from KSA
12. A 62-year-old woman from Manchester
13. A 78-year-old man from Westmoreland
14. A 98-year-old man from Westmoreland
15. A 71-year-old man from KSA
16. A 94-year-old woman from KSA

The death tally is now 1,130.

In the meantime, there were 91 new infections, the highest daily count in several weeks, pushing the overall total to 50,720. 

Kingston and St Andrew (23), Westmoreland (14), and St Catherine (13) had the highest daily increase.

Saturday's COVID positivity rate was 11.6 per cent with 1,818 tests conducted.

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