THE Ministry of Health has reported that 88 additional persons have tested positive for Covid-19.
In its latest update on Saturday morning, the ministry reported the additional cases came from results from samples taken during the period September 10 to September 18, 2020.
See below:
Number of Samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency and the University of the West Indies testing site at Mt Hope: 28,774
Number of people tested: 25,711
People having more than one test: 3,063
Positive samples in public and private facilities in TT: 3,739
Active Covid-19 cases: 1,984
Number of Deaths: 60
Discharges: 829
Number of recovered community cases: 866
The Ministry of Health stated that recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously Covid-19 positive and in self-isolation at home and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation.