FIVE more people have died in Trinidad and Tobago due to Covid-19.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1003) on Thursday reported 410 new positive cases of the coronavirus.
It also stated that 49.9% of the population was fully vaccinated.
The five deaths included:
- 2 elderly men
- 3 elderly women
Four persons out of the five had multiple comorbidities, while the other had no known medical condition.
Some of the comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, Alzheimer’s diseases, heart disease and breast cancer.
See below:
New cases: 410
Active cases: 20,675
Deaths: 3,549
Total deaths by vaccination status as at February 10, 2022: 2, 887 (not fully vaccinated), 224 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 372
Total persons fully vaccinated: 699, 199
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 700,801
Boosters administered: 125, 718
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 12,550 or 83.8%, while 2,427 or 16.2% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to January 26, 2022
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February 1: 8 deaths, 470 cases;
February 2: 11 deaths, 660 cases;
February 3: 10 deaths, 638 cases;
February 4: 15 deaths, 581 cases;
February 5: 6 deaths, 867 cases;
February 6: 6 deaths, 505 cases;
February 7: 7 deaths, 573 cases;
February 8: 19 deaths, 926 cases;
February 9: 9 deaths, 756 cases;
February 10: 6 deaths, 738 cases;
February 11: 6 deaths, 963 cases;
February 12: 12 deaths, 777 cases;
February 13: 7 deaths, 382 cases;
February 14: 5 deaths, 510 cases;
February 15: 4 deaths, 376 cases;
February 16: 9 deaths, 412 cases;
February 17: 5 deaths, 410 cases.