THREE more people have died from Covid-19 on Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1043) reported 248 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 145, 222 boosters have been administered while 50.6% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The deaths were three elderly men and all had multiple comorbidities which included diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, lung disease, renal disease and cancer.
See below:
New cases: 248
Active cases: 7,134
Deaths: 3,741
Total deaths by vaccination status as at March 23, 2022: 3,074 (not fully vaccinated), 258 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 183
Total persons fully vaccinated: 708,762
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 691,238
Boosters administered: 145, 222
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 14,154 or 82.4%, while 3,014 or 17.6% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021 to March 23, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February: 224 deaths, 16, 218 cases
March 1: 4 deaths, 280 cases;
March 2: 5 deaths, 546 cases;
March 3: 5 deaths, 285 cases;
March 4: 7 deaths, 345 cases;
March 5: 3 deaths, 642 cases;
March 6: 7 deaths, 437 cases;
March 7: 6 deaths, 132 cases;
March 8: 2 deaths, 432 cases;
March 9: 2 deaths, 414 cases;
March 10: 4 deaths, 462 cases;
March 11: 3 deaths, 543 cases;
March 12: 5 deaths, 325 cases;
March 13: 3 deaths, 225 cases;
March 14: 2 deaths, 218 cases;
March 15: 4 deaths, 242 cases;
March 16: 5 deaths, 395 cases;
March 17: 5 deaths, 485 cases;
March 18: 4 deaths, 173 cases;
March 19: 4 deaths, 433 cases;
March 20: 4 deaths, 219 cases;
March 21: 4 deaths, 231 cases;
March 22: 3 deaths, 251 cases;
March 23: 3 deaths, 275 cases;
March 24: 5 deaths, 366 cases;
March 25: 2 deaths, 341 cases;
March 26: 2 deaths, 290 cases;
March 27: 3 deaths, 267 cases;
March 28: 4 deaths, 130 cases;
March 29: 3 deaths, 248 cases