NINE persons died from Covid-19 on Saturday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1005) reported 440 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 128, 395 boosters have been administered while 50.1% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The 9 deaths included:
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3 elderly men
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4 elderly women
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2 middle-aged men
Five out of nine persons had multiple comorbidities, two persons each had one comorbidity while the other had no known medical conditions.
Some of the comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, dementia, a history of strokes and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
See below:
New cases: 440
Active cases: 20,635
Deaths: 3,562
Total deaths by vaccination status as at February 16, 2022: 2, 924 (not fully vaccinated), 230 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 357
Total persons fully vaccinated: 700,091
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 699,909
Boosters administered: 128, 395
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 12,860 or 83.5%, while 2,543 or 16.5% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021 to February 2, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February 1: 8 deaths, 470 cases;
February 2: 11 deaths, 660 cases;
February 3: 10 deaths, 638 cases;
February 4: 15 deaths, 581 cases;
February 5: 6 deaths, 867 cases;
February 6: 6 deaths, 505 cases;
February 7: 7 deaths, 573 cases;
February 8: 19 deaths, 926 cases;
February 9: 9 deaths, 756 cases;
February 10: 6 deaths, 738 cases;
February 11: 6 deaths, 963 cases;
February 12: 12 deaths, 777 cases;
February 13: 7 deaths, 382 cases;
February 14: 5 deaths, 510 cases;
February 15: 4 deaths, 376 cases;
February 16: 9 deaths, 412 cases;
February 17: 5 deaths, 410 cases;
February 18: 4 deaths, 624 cases;
February 19: 9 deaths, 440 cases
