FIVE more people have died from Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1,030) reported 395 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 141,552 boosters have been administered while 50.5% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The five deaths included:
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2 elderly men; and
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3 elderly women
Four out of the five people had multiple comorbidities, while one had one comorbidity. Some of the diseases included hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, a history of strokes and dementia.
See below:
New cases: 395
Active cases: 11,964
Deaths: 3,695
Total deaths by vaccination status as at March 16, 2022: 3,050 (not fully vaccinated), 255 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 205
Total persons fully vaccinated: 706,548
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 693,452
Boosters administered: 141, 552
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 13,992 or 82.6%, while 2,948 or 17.4% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021 to March 16, 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.
