SINCE the Covid-19 pandemic started last year, more than half a million people in Trinidad and Tobago have been tested for the coronavirus.

This was revealed by the Ministry of Health on Christmas Day. It also reported 20 more Covid-19 deaths and 420 new cases taken from samples during the period December 21 to 24.

While 70,045 patients have recovered, the ministry reported that 500,624 people have been tested. Out of that number 89,364 have been positive.

See below:

Total people tested: 500, 624

New cases: 420

Active cases: 16,581

Patients recovered:  70,045

Total positive cases: 89,364

Deaths: 2,738

Patients in hospital: 491

Patients in step-down Facilities: 161

Patients in state quarantine: 34

Patients in home isolation: 15,509

Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose of a Two Dose Regime: 659, 477

Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose of a Two Dose Regime: 616,778

Total persons vaccinated with a Single Dose Regime: 47,921

Total persons with a Completed Vaccination Regime: 664,699  

Total persons with Additional Primary Dose and Booster: 66,679 

Percentage of patients in the parallel healthcare system who are not fully vaccinated: 87. 5%, 8,156 out of 9,321 based on data from July 22, 2021 to December 8, 2021 

Deaths recorded for the year:

January: 7 

February: 5 

March: 3 

April: 27 

May: 326

June: 352

July: 230 

August: 217 

September: 191 

October: 214 

November: 462 

December 1: 19

December 2: 21   

December 3: 17

December 4: 21

December 5: 26

December 6: 19 

December 7: 22

December 8: 17

December 9: 16

December 10: 25 

December 11: 22 

December 12: 24

December 13: 22

December 14: 25

December 15: 32

December 16: 17 

December 17: 24 

December 18: 33

December 19: 20 

December 20: 32 

December 21: 27

December 22: 23 

December 23:19

December 24: 37 

December 25: 20