Kingston – Jamaica has recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus (COVID-19) cases with 723 reported across the island in a 24-hour period.
The Ministry of Health, in its latest update, said this brings the total number of confirmed cases to 26 026.
In addition, there were seven additional deaths on Saturday, bringing the tally to 453.
Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton, in commenting on the spike in cases, urged Jamaicans to follow the protocols to prevent the spread of the virus.
Tufton told the Jamaica Observer newspaper that the public health system is faced with a crisis as it continues to battle the pandemic.
He was making reference to a spike in the number of cases on Friday – when it was then reported that over 500 people had tested positive.
“The virus is rampant in the population in almost every community across the country and, in fact, very worryingly the trend suggests that it will get worse before it gets better . . . . ”
The minister of health also said that he will be taking the latest numbers to the Cabinet where he will point to the impact the pandemic is having on the public health system. (CMC)
