Correction On Status Of Confirmed Covid-19 Delta Cases.

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Correction On Status Of Confirmed Covid-19 Delta Cases.

The Ministry of Health says of the six confirmed COVID-19 Delta cases, four were unvaccinated and two were considered fully vaccinated.

It says as per existing quarantine protocols, all persons provided negative PCR tests which were taken 72-hours prior to arrival.

In a media release Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry said the four unvaccinated cases were placed in state supervised quarantine immediately upon arrival to Trinidad, according to the national Quarantine Protocols for Passengers Entering Trinidad and Tobago.

It said the two fully vaccinated individuals would have been placed in isolation as soon as the positive COVID-19 test result was received (prior to confirmation of the COVID-19 Delta Variant of Concern).

The Ministry said the patients are placed in isolation until they met the enhanced discharge criteria for persons with COVID-19 Variants of Concern.

It said this protocol includes the isolation and testing of the positive case and quarantining and testing of all known contacts.

The persons continue to be under the close surveillance of the relevant County Medical Officer of Health.

The public is also advised  while sequencing for variants of concern can take two to three weeks, the required protocols are immediately put in place for all positive COVID-19 cases with the relevant travel history, including the 2 fully vaccinated Delta variant cases.

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