The Ministry of Health provided the following update on T&T’s COVID-19 status.
• 59 additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19
These new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.
• 10 persons have been discharged from public health facilities.
• There have been 64 recovered community cases.
Recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously COVID-19 positive and in self-isolation at home and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation.
• The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that there have been three (3) additional COVID-19 related deaths. The persons
are an elderly male and an elderly female with pre-existing medical conditions and a female.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 103.
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – 75
Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility 56
4 (ICU)
10 (HDU)
Caura Hospital 16
Arima General Hospital 0
Augustus Long Hospital 0
St Ann’s Hospital 0
Scarborough Regional Hospital at the Fort 3
Scarborough General Hospital, Signal Hill 0
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Step-down / Transition Facilities – 50
Claxton Bay Correctional Facility 23
Tacarigua 0
UWI, Debe 11
UWI, Canada Hall 0
UWI, Freedom Hall 0
NAPA 0
Tobago 16
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