SEVENTEEN persons have died as a result of Covid-19.
And there are now 13,231 active cases of the coronavirus in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Ministry of Health in its latest Covid-19 update (#932) also reported 881 new positive cases taken from samples during the period December 5 to December 7.
See below:
Total people tested: 467,729
New cases: 881
Active cases: 13,231
Patients recovered: 61,931
Total positive cases: 77, 482
Deaths: 2,320
Patients in hospital: 516
Patients in step-down Facilities: 135
Patients in state quarantine: 99
Patients in home isolation: 11,699
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose of a Two Dose Regime: 650,888
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose of a Two Dose Regime: 605,916
Total persons vaccinated with a Single Dose Regime: 45,219
Total persons with a Completed Vaccination Regime: 651, 135
Total persons with Additional Primary Dose: 36, 438
Percentage of patients in the parallel healthcare system who are not fully vaccinated: 89.0% 6,789 out of 7,626 based on data from July 22, 2021 to November 24, 2021.
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 7
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May: 326
June: 352
July: 230
August: 217
September: 191
October: 214
November: 462
December 1: 19
December 2: 21
December 3: 17
December 4: 21
December 5: 26
December 6: 19
December 7: 22
December 8: 17