Six more COVID cases, five additional recoveries

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Six more COVID cases, five additional recoveries

The Health Ministry has reported six new COVID-19 cases in Jamaica increasing the overall tally to 684. Four of the new patients recently arrived on flights from the United States while two are contacts of a confirmed case. Meanwhile, there were...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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