A RECORD 28 people have died from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
This is according to the latest update (#914) of the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
This was the highest number of people to pass away in one day in Trinidad and Tobago from Covid-19. The previous highest was on May 18, this year, when 23 people passed away and last week Saturday when 22 were reported to have died from the coronavirus.
At the press briefing of the Ministry of Health on Saturday, Chief Medical Officer Dr Roshan Parasram said 50% of people with a viral illness in the country could have Covid-19.
The ministry also reported that there were 510 patients being treated for Covid-19 in hospitals in the parallel healthcare system. This is the highest number since the pandemic started last year.
See more info below:
Total people tested: 429, 114
New cases: 592
Active cases: 8, 491
Patients recovered: 55, 047
Total positive cases: 65, 485
Deaths: 1,947
Patients in hospital: 510
Patients in step-down Facilities: 109
Patients in state quarantine: 92
Patients in home isolation: 7,280
Total persons vaccinated with 1st dose of a Two Dose Regime: 637,017
Total persons vaccinated with 2nd dose of a Two Dose Regime: 593,943
Total persons vaccinated with a Single Dose Regime: 40,570
Total persons with a Completed Vaccination Regime: 634, 513
Total persons with Additional Primary Dose: 11, 011
Percentage of patients in the parallel healthcare system who are not fully vaccinated: 91.7% 5,346 out of 5,830 based on data from July 22, 2021 to November 3, 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
