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Trinidad Tobago lost two more persons to Covid-19 today, as the Ministry of Health confirmed another two deaths—after declaring two this morning, for a total of four fatalities in the last 24 hours. One deceased patient was described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’ while the second was an adult …

Trinidad and Tobago’s Covid-19 counter rose by another 71 persons today, just 24 hours after chief medical officer Dr Roshan Parasram alerted the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) that the country now has ‘community spread’. At present, the twin island republic has 348 active cases of the novel coronavirus while …

On 1 August, Trinidad and Tobago had 173 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in early March. Six days later, the counter stands on 225. It means that, according to data from the Ministry of Health, the twin island republic has had 52 positive cases of …

The Ministry of Health announced seven more confirmed cases of Covid-19 on the morning of 7 August, which brought the total number of positives since the onset of the pandemic to 217. There have been 65 local infections in the past 19 days. From the seven latest positives, three are ‘contacts …

A Besson Street police officer was one of three persons who tested positive for Covid-19 today. All three cases are ‘pending epidemiological investigation’ and not believed to be linked to a previous patient. The results took Trinidad and Tobago’s tally since the onset of the novel coronavirus to 210 cases, …

Trinidad and Tobago now has more Covid-19 cases in its second wave of infections than the first. The Ministry of Health confirmed two cases yesterday and eight more this morning as the country’s tally rose to 207 positives, since the onset of the pandemic. The twin island republic has 55 …

The Ministry of Health confirmed two new positive cases of Covid-19 tonight, which takes Trinidad and Tobago’s total to 194 cases since the onset of the pandemic. Both cases were described as ‘contacts of recently positive Covid-19 patients’. At present, the twin island republic has 51 active patients who are hospitalised …

Trinidad and Tobago’s first wave of locally transmitted novel coronavirus lasted for 31 days and saw 50 persons infected within our borders. At present, the second wave has accounted for 42 confirmed cases within 16 days. This morning, the Ministry of Health confirmed another 10 positive results for Covid-19. Seven …

Trinidad and Tobago’s tally of locally transmitted infections since 20 July now stands at 30 persons in two weeks, as the Ministry of Health confirmed another seven positive results for the novel coronavirus this morning. Three of the positive patients are ‘contacts of recently positive Covid-19 patients’ while four are …

The Ministry of Health confirmed four new cases of Covid-19 today, which takes the number of active patients to 33. Trinidad and Tobago has now diagnosed 173 positive cases since the onset of the pandemic. All four new cases are locally based cases ‘pending epidemiological investigation’, which suggests new clusters …

Trinidad and Tobago recorded seven more positive cases of Covid-19 today with four infected locally, as the official counter now stands at 164. The Ministry of Health revealed that today’s three imported cases were ‘nationals who recently returned from Canada’ while the four local cases were ‘primary contacts of recently …

The decision to send an ill child to SEA classes at Maraval RC Primary School has forced the Ministry of Health to conduct contact tracing for 19 primary contacts and ‘upwards of 200 second contacts’, as Trinidad and Tobago reels from a sudden ‘upsurge’ in Covid-19 cases. Over the past …