FIFTEEN more people have died from Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#990) also reported 581 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 113,844 boosters have been administered while 49.6% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The 15 deaths included:
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4 elderly men;
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5 elderly women;
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1 middle-aged woman; and
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5 middle-aged men.
Ten out of the fifteen had multiple comorbidities, while four had only one comorbidity each and the other person had no known medical conditions.
Some of the comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, lung disease, kidney diseases and a history of strokes.
See below:
New cases: 581
Active cases: 19,844
Deaths: 3,448
Total deaths by vaccination status as at February 3, 2022: 2, 827 (not fully vaccinated), 216 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 452
Total persons fully vaccinated: 693,840
Total persons not fully vaccinated:706,160
Boosters administered: 113, 844
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 12,164 or 84.1%, while 2,301 or 15.9% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to January 19, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths
February 1: 8 deaths, 470 cases
February 2: 11 deaths, 660 cases
February 3: 10 deaths, 638 cases
February 4: 15 deaths, 581 cases
