ONE PERCENT of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is currently Covid-19 positive.
This was revealed in the latest Covid-19 update (#935) of the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
It stated that there were 14,184 active Covid-19 cases in the country. T&T has a population of 1.4 million and since the pandemic started last year more than 80,000 people have also tested positive for the coronavirus.
There were also 949 active cases in Tobago.
The ministry in its release stated that 22 more people died on Saturday.
It also reported 812 new positive cases taken from samples during the period December 8 to December 10.
The 22 deaths included:
- 8 elderly men;
- 4 elderly women;
- 3 middle-aged men; and
- 7 middle-aged women
The ministry also reported that of the 22 who died, 13 of them had multiple comorbidities, six had one and three none.
See below:
Total people tested: 471, 520
New cases: 812
Active cases: 14,184
Patients recovered: 63, 482
Total positive cases: 80, 049
Deaths: 2,383
Patients in hospital: 500
Patients in step-down Facilities: 168
Patients in state quarantine: 91
Patients in home isolation: 12,704
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose of a Two Dose Regime: 652, 602
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose of a Two Dose Regime: 608,204
Total persons vaccinated with a Single Dose Regime: 45,871
Total persons with a Completed Vaccination Regime: 654, 075
Total persons with Additional Primary Dose: 39, 998
Percentage of patients in the parallel healthcare system who are not fully vaccinated: 89.0%, 6,789 out of 7,626 based on data from July 22, 2021 to November 24, 2021
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 7
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May: 326
June: 352
July: 230
August: 217
September: 191
October: 214
November: 462
December 1: 19
December 2: 21
December 3: 17
December 4: 21
December 5: 26
December 6: 19
December 7: 22
December 8: 17
December 9: 16
December 10: 25
December 11: 22
