FOUR persons died from Covid-19 on Friday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1004) reported 624 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 126,802 boosters have been administered while 50.0% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The 4 deaths included:
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3elderly men
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1 elderly woman
All four persons had multiple comorbidities which included diabetes, hypertension, a history of strokes, HIV, benign hyperplasia, COPD, leiomyosarcoma and bell’s palsy.
See below:
New cases: 624
Active cases: 20,731
Deaths: 3,553
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: 699,604
Total persons not fully vaccinated:700,396
Boosters administered: 126, 802
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
