70 new COVID-19 cases, no death recorded

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70 new COVID-19 cases, no death recorded

Jamaica on Monday recorded 70 new cases of COVID-19, with ages ranging from 46 days to 95 years, pushing the total to 127,233. Of the new infections, 41 are men and 29 are women. COVID parish breakdown: * St James - 22 * Kingston and St...

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