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Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr Marcia Graham (contributed photo)
The Westmoreland Health Department is ramping up activities in order to address the surge in cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish. Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr Marcia Graham, said that the number of positive cases have almost doubled over the past month. “We have now crossed the 500 number in terms of confirmed cases for the parish,” she noted, while addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Thursday, December 10. She said that of the top-20 communities in the island, which have seen an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, eight of them are located in Westmoreland.
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Dr Marcia Graham
The Westmoreland Health Department is ramping up activities in order to address a noticeable surge in cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the parish.
Medical Officer of Health for the parish, Dr Marcia Graham, said the number of positive cases have almost doubled there over the last month.
“We have now crossed the 500 number in terms of confirmed cases for the parish,” she noted while addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
She said of the top-20 communities in the island that have seen increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, eight are located in Westmoreland.
8 of the top 20 communities in Jamaica with COVID located in Westmoreland jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.