KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Health and Wellness Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, Wednesday said that a third person infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) has died.
In a message posted on his Twitter account, Tufton said details will be presented at a press briefing later on Wednesday.
The death comes less than 24 hours after the island had recorded its second death from the virus that has killed more than 40,000 people worldwide since it was first detected in China last December. There is no cure or vaccine for the virus.
Jamaica has so far recorded 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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