COVID-19 cases continue to increase following the Carnival period with 622 new positive cases being reported in the past week.
Additionally, another eight persons have died of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health stated in its latest update (#1,243), for the period March 1, 2023 to March 7, 2023.
The eight persons who died were elderly men, three elderly women and one middle-aged woman. Six had multiple comorbidities and two persons had a single comorbidity.
The ministry also stated that 174, 515 boosters have been administered while 51.3% of the population of Trinidad and Tobago is fully vaccinated.
See below:
New cases: 622
Active cases: 462
New deaths: 8
Total deaths: 4,355
Total deaths by vaccination status as at March 7, 2023: 3,634 (not fully vaccinated), 331 (fully vaccinated), 390 prior to the vaccination programme.
Patients in hospital: 75 (62 in the parallel healthcare system and 13 in the hybrid system)
Total persons fully vaccinated: 718,629
Total persons not fully vaccinated: 681,371
Boosters administered: 174, 515
The rolling seven-day average of new positive cases: 89
The rolling seven-day average of new deaths: 1
