Sixteen new COVID cases, 14 more recoveries

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Sixteen new COVID cases, 14 more recoveries

Jamaica today recorded 16 new #COVID cases, bringing the overall count to 790. Fourteen of the cases are patients who arrived on flights from the USA, while two are import-related.Meanwhile, 14 more patients have recovered increasing the tally to...

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