THREE people died of Covid-19 on Sunday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#1,097) noted that there were 345 new positive cases.
The three deaths included two elderly men and one elderly woman.
All three persons had multiple comorbidities.
The ministry also stated that 154,205 boosters have been administered while 50.9% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
See below:
New cases: 345
Active cases: 9,228
Deaths: 3,893
Total deaths by vaccination status as at May 18, 2022: 3,217 (not fully vaccinated), 276 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 197
Total persons fully vaccinated: 712,263
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 687,737
Boosters administered: 154,205
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 15, 046 or 81.3%, while 3, 453 or 18.7% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to May 18, 2022.
For the year 2022:
January: 535 deaths, 19, 650 cases
February: 224 deaths, 16, 218 cases
March: 122 deaths, 10,096 cases
April: 75 deaths, 9,622 cases
May 1: 2 deaths, 468 cases;
May 2: 2 deaths, 295 cases;
May 3: 5 deaths, 347 cases;
May 4: 5 deaths, 555 cases;
May 5: 2 deaths, 418 cases;
May 6: 0 deaths, 531 cases;
May 7: 2 deaths, 754 cases;
May 8: 5 deaths, 357 cases;
May 9: 4 deaths, 214 cases;
May 10: 5 deaths, 574 cases;
May 11: 2 deaths, 584 cases;
May 12: 3 deaths, 507 cases;
May 13: 4 deaths, 668 cases;
May 14: 1 death, 504 cases;
May 15: 3 deaths, 397 cases;
May 16: 4 deaths, 344 cases;
May 17: 3 deaths, 509 cases;
May 18: 2 deaths, 434 cases;
May 19: 3 deaths, 613 cases;
May 20: 4 deaths, 423 cases;
May 21: 0 deaths, 517 cases;
May 22: 3 deaths, 345 cases.
