Jamaica becomes first english speaking CARICOM member to report 1000 COVID-19 deaths

Kingston: Jamaica became the first English-speaking member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to record 1,000 deaths from coronavirus (COVID-19), as Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago also recorded deaths and new cases from the pandemic. Figures released by the Ministry of Health and Wellness indicate that Jamaica recorded 79 new positive cases and 14 additional infections, raising the score to 49,356 and 1,011 deaths, respectively. Authorities said there were 20,237 active cases, with 128 in the hospital, of which 24 were moderately ill and 13 critically ill. One person is in government quarantine, while 38,060 are at home.

According to the ministry, those who died from the virus ranged in age from 33 to 93 years old, including eight men.

The health ministry said the deaths occurred between January 27 and June 12 and that one case was recorded as an accidental death, raising the score to 147. Two more deaths are being investigated, moving the figure to 138 has.

The 79 new cases range from 89 days to 79 years. Of the new cases, 42 are women and 37 men. The island also recorded another 190 repairs, raising the total to 27,732.

Guyana recorded four more deaths due to the new coronavirus, which took the total death toll to 430.

The Ministry of Public Health said the latest deaths were a 39-year-old man from Region Ten, a 54-year-old man from Region Six, a 76-year-old woman from Region Four and a 78-year-old man. old man from Region Six.

The country also recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19, with the total positive cases recorded so far at 18,446. A total of 21 people are in the ICU, 120 in institutional isolation and 1562 in isolation at home.

The number of recoveries stands at 16,313.

In Trinidad and Tobago, the death toll has risen by seven to 677, while the 259 new positive cases have pushed the total to 28,982 since the first case was recorded in March last year. There are 9, 164 active cases. The figures were taken from samples during the period 9 to 13 June.

Authorities said there were 494 patients in hospitals across the island, 124 in abolitionist facilities, 235 in state-quarantined quarantine facilities and 8,287 in isolation at home.

According to the Ministry of Health, the seven people, including four men who died, had only co-diseases

The only positive case of COVID-19 recorded in Barbados in the last 24 hours is the case of a man. He was identified from the 300 tests. There are currently 17 people in isolation.

Barbados has recorded 4,037 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (1952 women and 2085 men) since the onset of the March 2020 pandemic. So far, the virus has claimed 47 lives.

The public health laboratory has done 176,862 tests so far. Under the national vaccination program for COVID-19, 88,033 first doses of the vaccine were administered. The number of people who received second doses and were completely vaccinated is 62,267.