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59 new Covid-19 cases and 1 additional death recorded, yesterday

by December 16th, 2021

Jamaica has recorded 59 new Covid-19 cases pushing the tally to 91,927.

Of the new cases 26 are females and 33 are males.

They range in age from 1 to 89 years.

Kingston and St. Andrew recorded the highest number of cases with 23 followed by St. James with 8.

The positivity rate remains at 3.4 per cent.

Meantime, a 70-year-old St. James man is the country’s latest Covid-19 casualty.

The Health Ministry says the death occurred on November 15.

The Covid death toll is now 2,433.

4 additional deaths are under investigation.

103 persons are hospitalized, among them, 15 are severely ill, 16 moderately ill and 2 critically ill.

Meantime, 29 more persons have recovered, pushing that tally to 63,624.

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