Jamaica recorded 36 new covid-19 cases yesterday (November 8).

No death was reported.

Of the new cases, 16 are males and 20 females with ages ranging from 1 to 73 years.

The island’s covid-19 count is now 9,542.

Trelawny recorded the highest number of cases with 6, followed by Kingston and St. Andrew with 5.

Hanover, Portland, St. Ann, and Westmoreland recorded 4 cases each; St. Catherine saw 3 cases of the virus, and Manchester, St. Elizabeth, and St. James had 2 each.

Meanwhile, 18 new recoveries have pushed the island’s recovery tally to 4,952.

There are 4,242 cases active.

Seventy-four persons are hospitalized, 20 are moderately ill, and 5 critically ill.