By Sue-Ann Wayow
A RECORD 31 deaths, including a boy, related to Covid-19 is reported on Thursday.
This is the highest number of daily deaths reported since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The previous highest was on Saturday when 28 people passed away including a boy too. It means that 344 deaths for the month of November have been reported. June recorded 352 Covid-19 related deaths, the deadliest month of the year thus far.
The Ministry of Health in its latest Covid-19 update (#919) on Thursday also reported 624 new positive cases taking from samples during the period November 21 to November 24.
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said on Wednesday that four children have passed away since the pandemic started and that 14 babies under one-year-old were Covid-19 positive in the past three months.
The ministry stated that the 31 deaths included:
- 10 elderly men;
- 9 elderly women;
- 6 middle-aged men;
- 5 middle-aged women; and
- 1 male child.
It stated that 19 of the people who died had multiple comorbidities including diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, Parkinson disease, kidney disease, lung disease, cancer and a history of strokes.
It stated that seven had only one comorbidity and five had no known pre-existing condition.
See below:
Total people tested: 440, 469
New cases: 624
Active cases: 9,606
Patients recovered: 56, 642
Total positive cases: 68, 288
Deaths: 2,040
Patients in hospital: 572
Patients in step-down Facilities: 151
Patients in state quarantine: 85
Patients in home isolation: 8,259
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose of a Two Dose Regime: 640,787
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose of a Two Dose Regime: 597,554
Total persons vaccinated with a Single Dose Regime: 41,932
Total persons with a Completed Vaccination Regime: 639, 486
Total persons with Additional Primary Dose: 16, 684
Percentage of patients in the parallel healthcare system who are not fully vaccinated: 90.9% 5,726 out of 6,302 based on data from July 22, 2021 to November 10, 2021.
Deaths recorded for the year:
January: 7
February: 5
March: 3
April: 27
May: 326
June: 352
July: 230
August: 217
September: 191
October : 214
November 1: 13
November 2: 11
November 3: 9
November 4: 10
November 5: 14
November 6: 11
November 7: 8
November 8: 13
November 9: 9
November 10: 12
November 11: 12
November 12:10
November 13: 22
November 14: 8
November 15: 12
November 16: 15
November 17: 6
November 18: 17
November 19: 11
November 20: 28
November 21: 20
November 22: 10
November 23: 21
November 24: 11
November 25: 31
