THERE are now 15 reported cases of the Covid-19 variant of concern, Omicron, in Trinidad and Tobago.
Three more cases were revealed on Monday.
The Ministry of Health in a press release on Monday evening stated that two of the cases had a history of recent travel. One patient returned to Trinidad from Miami and the other returned from Canada.
The last patient had no recent history of travel or known contact with another positive Covid-19 case. That case was under epidemiological investigation, the ministry stated.
The ministry stated that all patients have been isolated and will remain in isolation until they meet the enhanced discharge criteria for persons with Covid-19 variants of concern. Additionally, contacts of the positive Omicron Covid-19 cases have been quarantined.
The presence of the Omicron variants was confirmed via gene sequencing at the laboratory of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), to date, 108 countries have confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of concern.
