Editor’s Note: This story was posted based on the information provided by the Ministry of Health, but it subsequently sent a newer update (#995) changing the Active Covid-19 cases figure to 20,995.
THE number of active Covid-19 positive cases in Trinidad and Tobago has crossed 21,000.
And nine more people have died from Covid-19 on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Health in its latest update (#995) also reported 756 new positive cases.
The ministry also stated that 117,575 boosters have been administered while 49.7% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
The nine deaths included:
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4 elderly men;
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3 elderly women;
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1 middle-aged man; and
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1 young adult woman
Four out of the nine had multiple comorbidities, while four others had only one comorbidity and one person had no known medical conditions.
See below:
New cases: 756
Active cases: 21,629
Deaths: 3,495
Total deaths by vaccination status as at February 3, 2022: 2, 827 (not fully vaccinated), 216 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 430
Total persons fully vaccinated: 696,200
Total persons not fully vaccinated:703,800
Boosters administered: 117, 575
Patients in the parallel healthcare system who were not fully vaccinated were 12,164 or 84.1%, while 2,301 or 15.9% were fully vaccinated based on data from July 22, 2021, to January 19, 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
