Thirty-seven more people were hospitalized with Covid-19 within the last 24 hours.

Yesterday (January 18), the Health Ministry said 540 persons were hospitalised with the virus. That number has now increased to 577.

Among them 54 are severely ill, 20 critically ill and 134 moderately ill.

Meantime, 4 more persons have died from the virus pushing the toll to 2,555.

The deceased are 2 males and 2 females.

They range in age from 73 to 80 years.

Three lived in St. Catherine and 1 in St. Elizabeth.

1 more death is now under investigation.

The Health Ministry is reporting 1,098 new cases.

The country’s case count is now 116,084.

Of the new cases 650 are females and 448 are males

They range in age from 3 days to 98 years.

All parishes recorded new cases.

Kingston and St. Andrew recorded the highest with 380, followed by St. Catherine with 204.

The positivity rate is 60.3 per cent.

200 more persons have recovered, pushing the tally to 67,681.