One additional COVID-19 death, 43 new cases

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One additional COVID-19 death, 43 new cases

Jamaica on Thursday recorded one more COVID-19 death, moving the total to 307. The deceased is a 69-year-old St Elizabeth man. Meanwhile, there were 43 new cases with ages ranging from nine to 90 years, pushing the total to 13,411 with 1,621 being...

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1865

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