COVID-19 claims the lives of an 80-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy in Jamaica.

Health officials there say they had pre existing conditions and are from Manchester.

Their deaths bring the total number of fatalities to 38.

There were 114 new cases recorded yesterday.

These bring the total number of cases on the island to 3,437.

And there is word that an increasing number of frontline health care workers have been complaining of being traumatised.

Many say the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the country is stretching them.

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Winston De La Haye says the health care workers are under mental strain.

He is warning of increased risks of a spike in non-communicable diseases due to the impact of COVID-19 on the population and the delivery of health services.

Dr. De La Haye says efforts are being made to keep clinics open at the various hospitals despite the challenges because there is a possibility that there could be an explosion of non-communicable diseases after COVID.

He wants members of the public to also check themselves to see if they are experiencing some types of mental strain because of the pandemic.