THREE more people have died from Covid-19 on Saturday in Trinidad and Tobago.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1019) reported 642 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 137,558 boosters have been administered while 50.3% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The three deaths included:
- 2 elderly men; and
- 1 elderly woman
Two persons out of the three had multiple comorbidities, while the other had one comorbidity.
Some of which included diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia
See below:
New cases: 642
Active cases: 22,093
Deaths: 3,652
Total deaths by vaccination status as at March 2, 2022: 2,999 (not fully vaccinated), 248 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 264
Total persons fully vaccinated: 704,001
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 695,999
Boosters administered: 137, 558
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 13,704 or 82.7%, while 2,859 or 17.3% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to March 2, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February: 224 deaths, 16,218 cases
March 1: 4 deaths, 280 cases;
March 2: 5 deaths, 546 cases;
March 3: 5 deaths, 285 cases;
March 4: 7 deaths, 345 cases;
March 5: 3 deaths, 642 cases.
