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Seven more deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in Jamaica, bringing the number to 1,884.
The deceased are:
* A 53-year-old man from Trelawny
* An 84 year old man from St Elizabeth
* A 92 year old woman from St Elizabeth
A 51 year old woman from St Elizabeth
* A 73 year old man from St Elizabeth
* A 71 year old woman from St Elizabeth
* A 65 year old man from St Elizabeth
According to the health ministry, the deaths occurred between August 23 and September 25.
Meanwhile, there were 348 new cases with ages ranging from 51 days to 93 years, bringing the total to 84,417 with 28,846 active.
Of the new cases, 196 are female and 152 are male.
COVID parochial distribution:
* Kingston and St Andrew – 104
* Saint Catherine – 61
* Saint Mary – 29
* Saint Anne – 27
* Clarendon – 18
* Saint-Jacques – 18
* Trelawny – 18
* Manchester – 17
* Saint Elisabeth – 16
* Westmoreland – 16
* Portland – 12
* Hanover – 9
* Saint Thomas – 3
A total of 1,801 tests were performed.
The country’s positivity rate is 26.1%.
In the meantime, there have been 152 more recoveries, bringing the total to 53,100.
Some 560 people are hospitalized, of which 114 are moderately ill, 82 seriously ill and 41 seriously ill.
And 39,804 people are at home in quarantine.
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