Tag Archives: Avery Hinds

The Ministry of Health reported 25 and 21 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday and Sunday, which according to epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds, could signal the beginning of a new rise in positive cases. The numbers recorded over the weekend were higher than those reported during the first week of …

Today, the Ministry of Health reported that another elderly man with pre-existing medical conditions has died due to Covid-19. His death takes the death toll to 123. In the health ministry’s media conference, epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds said that while men make up roughly half of all infections, they account …

Trinidad and Tobago closes November with 12 deaths and 977 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus. This total is an improvement from October, which had 1,161 confirmed cases and 31 deaths. The total number of active cases is now 778. In November, there were two spikes in the number of …

There was a spike in positive cases of the novel coronavirus over the last seven days. The Ministry of Health reported 16 new cases today, Friday 27 November 2020, which took the total for the last seven days to 325. More than a third of these new cases, 122, came …

A third Covid-19 vaccine is seeing positive clinical trial results. The vaccine, developed by the Oxford University and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is said to have a 70-90% efficacy. It does not need to be stored at freezing temperatures; it can be stored between 2 and 8 degrees. And it is …

There is no need for blanket testing of the prison system. This from epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds in response to a call from the president of the Prison Officer Association, Ceron Richards, to test everyone in the prison system due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s …

There have been no new deaths due to Covid-19 for the last seven days. The Ministry of Health reported that the death toll for the virus remains at 111. The ministry’s update also reported 24 new cases, three of which were returning nationals. There have been 5904 total positive cases …

Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s media conference today, epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds said the country was still experiencing community spread, and managing our respiratory health and hygiene should be the focus of concern. Responding to a question about whether he was concerned that the virus could not be eradicated …

The country’s 106th Covid-19 death is also its youngest. Speaking at the Ministry of Health’s 28 October media conference, Principal Medical Officer Dr Maryam Richards said the patient was under 25 years old and had pre-existing medical conditions. Despite the special conditions, she warned that this case should remind the …

The number of nationals abroad who are allowed to re-enter the country will depend on the ability of the parallel healthcare system to receive them. This according to Principal Medical Officer Dr Maryam Abdool-Richardson, who spoke at the 26 October Ministry of Health media conference. While the principal medical officer …

Last month, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley set Trinidad and Tobago a target of 20 infections per day by 11 October, so as to be granted access to a Caricom ‘travel bubble’ —in which member nations can visit each other without need for Covid-19 tests or a quarantine period. Barbados, …

Dr Avery Hinds, technical director of the Ministry of Health Epidemiological Division, said Trinidad and and Tobago’s infection rate appears to be on a downward trend, following a surge of Covid-19 cases in the second wave of the virus. Due to a backlog of cases, the public receives data on …