EIGHT more people have died due to Covid-19 in Trinidad and Tobago.
This according to update #788 of the Ministry of Health on Friday.
It also reported 235 new Covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours but taken from samples during the period July 13 to July 16.
The death toll due to Covid-19 was now 990.
See below:
Total people tested: 249, 610
New cases: 235
Active cases: 5,838
Patients recovered: 29,086
Total positive cases: 35,914
Deaths: 990
Patients in hospital: 296
Patients in step-down Facilities: 89
Patients in state quarantine: 137
Patients in home isolation: 5,218
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose: 248,003
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose: 157,330
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 4
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May : 326
June: 352
July 1:10
July 2: 9
July 3: 13
July 4: 13
July 5: 7
July 6: 4
July 7: 15
July 8: 5
July 9: 7
July 10: 5
July 11: 2
July 12: 4
July 13: 11
July 14: 11
July 15: 6
July 16: 13
July 17: 8