The country continues to see a spike in Covid-19 cases.
According to the latest update from the Health and Wellness Ministry, 227 new cases were recorded between July 11 and 17. Jamaica’s seven day average positivity rate is now at 27.9 per cent.
The majority of the cases, 82, were recorded in Kingston and St. Andrew. St. Catherine comes next with 61.
Since the start of the pandemic, Jamaica has recorded 155,682 cases of Covid-19.
Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the highly transmissible Omicron variant remains the most prevalent strain of Covid-19 in the country.
