SIX women were among the eight people to have died due to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health is reporting on Friday.
In its update #815, the ministry reported 321 new cases taken from samples during the period August 9 to 12.
The deaths were of two elderly men and six elderly women all with comorbidities.
The ministry stated that out of the 82 Covid-19 patients at the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility, 15 were in ICU and 24 in HDU.
See below:
Total people tested: 286, 821
New cases: 321
Active cases: 6,145
Patients recovered: 34,216
Total positive cases: 41,528
Deaths: 1,167
Patients in hospital: 298
Patients in step-down Facilities: 97
Patients in state quarantine: 134
Patients in home isolation: 5,429
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose: 444,308
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose: 284,572
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 7
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May: 326
June: 352
July: 230
August 1: 7
August 2: 8
August 3: 9
August 4: 9
August 5: 7
August 6: 6
August 7: 6
August 8: 8
August 9: 2
August 10: 5
August 11: 7
August 12: 8
August 13: 8
