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Dr Avery Hinds, technical director of the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology Division, warned persons with co-morbidities—such as diabetes and hypertension—to respond quickly to any Covid-19 symptoms. It could be a matter of life or death. Dr Hinds was responding to a question on the escalating death rate among Covid-19 patients, …

The Ministry of Health recorded another death today, with the patient described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’. Trinidad and Tobago has recorded 34 Covid-19 related deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic, with 21 fatalities in the last two weeks and 12 this month so far. There were four …

On a sunny afternoon the light blue sky accessorised the navy blue ocean. Later, at sunset, the crests of the waves on the east coast were pink. The sky to the north was also pink. The pink was oddly situated given the sun was, of course, setting in the west; …

The Ministry of Health confirmed 88 new positive cases this evening with an additional Covid-19 related death, who was described as an elderly male with no co-morbidities. It means that there were 190 positives revealed today with two deaths. At least 32 of those positives were police recruits, according to …

Minister of National Security Stuart Young said today that the government is ready to roll out its ‘liberalised exemption policy’, to allow nationals ‘stranded’ abroad to return home. Thus far, the government has offered travel exemptions for 3,563 persons, while there are still another 2,500-odd requests to return—with 1,702 applications …

Last Thursday, on 27 August, Trinidad and Tobago tallied 15 deaths in total since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Eight days later, the figure has doubled to 30. This morning, the Ministry of Health revealed that the last Covid-19 related fatality was ‘an adult male’. The deceased patient …

The Ministry of Health confirmed Trinidad and Tobago’s 29th Covid-19 related death this evening. The deceased patient was described as ‘an elderly male with co-morbidities’. There have been 14 deaths due to the novel coronavirus within the last week, which is almost as many fatalities suffered by the country since …

The Ministry of Health recorded another 21 positive test results for Covid-19 this morning, which took Trinidad and Tobago’s number of active cases to 1,213. The 21 new positives were said to be representative of samples taken between 28 August and 2 September. At present, there are 96 patients hospitalised …

The Ministry of Health confirmed three more deaths this morning and an additional two this evening, which brings the total of Covid-19 related fatalities to 27. Nineteen of those deaths came within the last month. The deceased patients were described as two elderly males, two elderly females and one adult …

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 has suffered two more Covid-19 related deaths. The Ministry of Health confirmed this morning that both deceased patients were ‘elderly males with co-morbidities’. The twin island republic has now suffered 17 deaths since the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic in March. Yesterday, there were eight persons …

The Ministry of Health announced that 402 persons were discharged today and 192 yesterday, in keeping with new protocols in dealing with Covid-19 positive cases. In total, 643 patients are now home quarantined ‘under the continuous monitoring of the respective County Medical Officer Health (CMOH) offices’. Chief medical officer Dr …