MORE than 800 new positive Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday, pushing the total number of active cases to over 8,000.
It is the highest daily number reported for the month of April as well as the highest number of active cases recorded for this month.
The ministry reported 802 cases taken from samples during the period April 25 to 27.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1,073) reported two additional Covid-19 deaths.
The two deaths included:
- 1 elderly man; and
- 1 middle-aged woman.
The two persons had multiple comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes, urological disease, asthma, autoimmune disorder and endocrine disorder.
The ministry also stated that 150, 338 boosters have been administered while 50.8% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
See below:
New cases: 802
Active cases: 8,148
Deaths: 3,821
Total deaths by vaccination status as at April 27, 2022: 3,161 (not fully vaccinated), 268 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 169
Total persons fully vaccinated: 711, 166
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 688,834
Boosters administered: 150, 338
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 14,669 or 81.8%, while 3,267 or 18.2% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to April 27, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February: 224 deaths, 16, 218 cases
March: 122 deaths, 10,000 cases
April 1: 4 deaths, 299 cases;
April 2: 2 deaths, 266 cases;
April 3: 5 deaths, 230 cases;
April 4: 2 deaths, 138 cases;
April 5: 3 deaths, 321 cases;
April 6: 4 deaths, 283 cases;
April 7: 3 deaths, 198 cases;
April 8: 1 death, 378 cases;
April 9: 5 deaths, 269 cases;
April 10: 1 death, 90 cases;
April 11: 3 deaths, 125 cases;
April 12: 4 deaths, 324 cases;
April 13: 5 deaths, 374 cases;
April 14: 2 deaths, 449 cases;
April 15: 4 deaths, 249 cases;
April 16: 2 deaths, 223 cases;
April 17: 0 deaths, 12 cases;
April 18: 3 deaths, 200 cases;
April 19: 3 deaths, 92 cases;
April 20: 1 death, 405 cases;
April 21: 1 death, 546 cases;
April 22: 3 deaths, 419 cases;
April 23: 1 death, 475 cases;
April 24: 1 death, 204 cases;
April 25: 3 deaths, 458 cases;
April 26: 1 death, 576 cases;
April 27: 2 deaths, 543 cases;
April 28: 2 deaths, 802 cases
