WITH three new cases of the Brazilian variant detected in positive Covid-19 samples in Trinidad and Tobago, comes word of 104 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.

In its release (Update #703), the Ministry of Health stated that the latest 104 cases were from samples taken during the period April 20 to 22.

There were now 1,238 active Covid-19 cases in the country.

See below: 

Total people tested: 124, 301

New cases: 104

Active cases: 1,238 

Patients recovered: 8,092

Total positive cases: 9,487

Deaths: 157

Patients in hospital: 121

Patients in step-down Facilities: 8

Patients in state quarantine: 248

Patients in home isolation: 1005

Total persons vaccinated: 27, 697