19 more COVID deaths, 289 new cases

Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 19 COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 1,339.

Those who have died are:

A 57-year-old man from Westmoreland 

A 66-year-old man from Westmoreland 

A 50-year-old man from Westmoreland 

A 75-year-old man from Westmoreland 

A 47-year-old woman from Westmoreland 

A 64-year-old woman from Westmoreland 

A 65-year-old woman from Westmoreland 

A 67-year-old woman from St. Ann 

A 94-year-old woman from St. Ann 

An 83-year-old man from St. Ann 

A 77-year-old man from St. Catherine 

A 77-year-old woman from St. Catherine 

A 52-year-old woman from St. Catherine 

A 58-year-old man from St. Catherine 

A 44-year-old man from St. Elizabeth 

A 65-year-old woman from St. Elizabeth 

A 58-year-old woman from St. James 

A 39-year-old man from Kingston & St. Andrew 

A 63-year-old woman from Hanover 

Meanwhile, there were 289 new cases with ages ranging from six months to 94 years, pushing the total to 59,377 with 10,095 being active.

The country's positivity rate now stands at 30.7%

Of the new cases, 179 are women and 110 are men.

In the meantime, there were 30 more recoveries, increasing the total to 47,570.

Some 494 persons are in hospital with 111 being moderately ill and 32 critically ill.

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