FOR the second day in a row on Wednesday, Trinidad and Tobago recorded only two Covid-19 deaths
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1023) reported 414 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 139,067 boosters have been administered while 50.3% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The deaths were of two elderly men. Both had multiple comorbidities which included hypertension, heart disease, a history of strokes, diabetes, dementia and benign prostatic hyperplasia.
See below:
New cases: 414
Active cases: 22,059
Deaths: 3,669
Total deaths by vaccination status as at March 9, 2022: 3,029 (not fully vaccinated), 250 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 231
Total persons fully vaccinated: 704,855
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 695,145
Boosters administered: 139, 067
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 13,838 or 82.7%, while 2,906 or 17.3% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to March 9, 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;
March 6: 7 deaths, 437 cases;
March 7: 6 deaths, 132 cases;
March 8: 2 deaths, 432 cases;
March 9: 2 deaths, 414 cases
