Trinidad and Tobago COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Update #498

Port-of-Spain, October 4, 2020: As part of the national drive to safeguard the health of the Trinidad and Tobago population in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Health continues to provide up-to-date information on the country’s status in this regard. The population is reminded to source your information only from official sources, such as the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health provides the following clinical update as of the morning of Sunday, October 4, 2020:

Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites for testing for COVID-19. 32,314
 Number of unique patient tests completed29,209
 Number of repeated tests3,105 
 Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago 4,741
Total number of active cases1,817
 Number of deaths81
 Number of persons discharged from public health facilities1,093
 Number of recovered community cases1,750

 The Ministry of Health provides the following update: 

·      26 additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19

These new 26 new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.

·   7 persons have been discharged from public health facilities

·      34 are recovered community cases

Recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously COVID-19 positive and in self-isolation at home and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation.

·         The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that there have been 2 additional COVID-19 related deaths. The persons are elderly males, the first had no pre-existing conditions and the second had pre-existing medical conditions. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 81.

 COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – 110

Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility695 (ICU)9 (HDU)
Caura Hospital30
Arima General Hospital55 (ICU)
Augustus Long Hospital0
St Ann’s Hospital3
Scarborough Regional Hospital at the Fort3
Scarborough General Hospital, Signal Hill0

COVID-19 Positive Patients in Step-down / Transition Facilities – 11

 Brooklyn Facility, Sangre Grande0
Balandra0
Tacarigua0
UWI, Debe8
UWI, Canada Hall0
UWI, Freedom Hall 0
NAPA 
Tobago3
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