555 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

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555 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

Jamaica has recorded three more COVID-19 fatalities, pushing the tally to 1,342. The deceased are a 60-year-old woman from Kingston and St Andrew, a 94-year-old man from St Thomas, and a 53-year-old woman from Clarendon. The Ministry of Health says...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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