Trinidad and Tobago surpasses death toll of 3,100

Trinidad and Tobago recorded a total of 577 additional COVID-19 cases have been while a total of 17 people scummed to the virus on January 12, 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 15,988, while the current death toll stands at 3,119. As per the report, till January 12, 2022, in total, 79,367 individuals recovered from the contagious mutant, whereas 480 patients are still in the hospital facilities.

Since the emergence of the pandemic in Trinidad and Tobago, a total of 98,474 confirmed cases have been recorded, as per the data shared in the health ministry’s report.  

A total of 133 individuals are in the step-down facilities, and in total, 14,798 citizens have isolated themselves at their respective residences.     

Until January 12, 2022, 528,124 COVID-19 tests were conducted at both private and public facilities, out of which 231,940 were conducted at private healthcare facilities. The remaining 296,184 tests were conducted at public facilities.      

According to the statistics of the COVID vaccination report, there are a total of 722,975 citizens who are vaccinated by taking at least one dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine.  

On the other hand, 677,025 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.