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Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19),\u00a0Loop News<\/em>\u00a0has been reliably informed.<\/p>

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The Jamaican Olympic great is reportedly now in self-isolation.<\/p>\n

The development comes amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in Jamaica, which on Sunday\u00a0reported 116 new\u00a0cases<\/a>, its largest one-day increase on record.<\/p>

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The number of confirmed cases in the island has jumped by\u00a0383 over the last five days to 1,529, with health authorities attributing the spike to increased number of gatherings and parties during the first week of August when the country celebrated the Emancipation and Independence holidays.<\/p>

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Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19),\u00a0Loop News\u00a0has been reliably informed. The Jamaican Olympic great is reportedly now in self-isolation. The development comes amid a surge in COVID-19 infections in Jamaica, which on Sunday\u00a0reported 116 new\u00a0cases, its largest one-day increase on record. 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