COVID in Trinidad & Tobago: 360 new cases reported with 16 deaths in 24 hrs

Trinidad and Tobago: In total, 360 additional COVID-19 cases have been recorded, while a total of 16 people scummed to the virus on December 28, 2021; the data in the COVID-19 update report states by the Ministry of Health.       

As per the report, till December 28, 2021, in total, 71,052 individuals recovered from the contagious mutant, whereas 484 patients are still in the hospital facilities.   

With the arrival of these additional cases, the toll of active cases rose to 16,503, while the current death toll stands at 2,809. 

Since the emergence of the pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, a total of 90,364 confirmed cases have been recorded, as per the data shared in the health ministry’s report.   

Around 153 individuals are in the step-down facilities, 23 in the state-quarantine facilities, and 15,505 citizens have isolated themselves at their respective residences.   

Till December 28, 2021, 502,121 COVID-19 tests have been conducted at both private and public facilities, out of which 218,806 tests were conducted at private healthcare facilities.    

According to the statistics of the COVID vaccination report, there are a total of 659,477 citizens who are vaccinated by taking atleast one dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine. 

On the other hand, in total, 664,699 residents have received their required number of the COVID-19 jabs and are now fully inoculated against the deadliest virus.    

More further information is available on the Additional COVID-19 Information page of the update, which is available at – https://buff.ly/3CkZAuf. The citizens can visit – https://buff.ly/3lBKoCt for more information on the COVID-19 Vaccine.

The Ministry of Health further asked the citizens to take their jabs of the COVID-19 Vaccine and strictly follow the COVID-19 health protocols that the government of Trinidad and Tobago has established.  

Since last week, the Caribbean island has been observing a decline in the daily COVID-19 cases.