COVID in Trinidad & Tobago: 637 new cases recorded with 15 deaths

In Trinidad and Tobago, 637 additional COVID-19 cases have been recorded, while a total of 15 people scummed to the virus on January 4, 2022. The Ministry of Health shared the data in the COVID-19 update report.   

With the arrival of these additional cases, the toll of active cases rose to 15,345, while the current death toll stands at 2,936.

As per the report, till January 4, 2022, in total, 75,338 individuals recovered from the contagious mutant, whereas 462 patients are still in the hospital facilities.   

Since the emergence of the pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, a total of 92,997 confirmed cases have been recorded, as per the data shared in the health ministry’s report.

Around 165 individuals are in the step-down facilities, 444 in the state-quarantine facilities, and 14,099 citizens have isolated themselves at their respective residences.   

Until January 4, 2022, 513,554 COVID-19 tests were conducted at both private and public facilities, out of which 225,721 were conducted at private healthcare facilities. The remaining 287,833 tests were conducted at public facilities.      

According to the statistics of the COVID vaccination report, there are a total of 665,298 citizens who are vaccinated by taking at least one dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine. 

On the other hand, 670,167 individuals have received their required number of the WHO-approved COVID-19 jabs and are now fully inoculated against the deadliest virus.    

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 and Wellness further asked the citizens to take their jabs of the COVID-19 Vaccine and strictly follow the COVID-19 health protocols such as – washing hands, sanitizing, maintaining physical distance and wearing a mask so as to deduct the chances of transmission.