FIVE persons have died from Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1,011) reported 638 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 133,771 boosters have been administered while 50.2% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The 5 deaths included:
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4 elderly men
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1 elderly woman
Three persons out of the five had multiple comorbidities, while two persons had one comorbidity each.
Some of the comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, chronic kidney disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
See below:
New cases: 638
Active cases: 21,384
Deaths: 3,608
Total deaths by vaccination status as at February 16, 2022: 2,924 (not fully vaccinated), 230 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 305
Total persons fully vaccinated: 702,255
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 697,745
Boosters administered: 133, 771
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 12,860 or 83.5%, while 2,543 or 16.5% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021 to February 2, 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;
February 18: 4 deaths, 624 cases;
February 19: 9 deaths, 440 cases;
February 20: 5 deaths, 564 cases;
February 21: 7 deaths, 355 cases;
February 22: 8 deaths, 412 cases;
February 23: 14 deaths, 722 cases;
February 24: 7 deaths, 654 cases;
February 25: 5 deaths, 638 cases
