The following is a press release from the Ministry of Health:
As of the afternoon of Friday 18th September, 2020 the Ministry reports the following:
| Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites for testing for COVID-19 | 28,774 |
| Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 3,651 |
| Total number of active cases | 2,005 |
| Number of deaths | 60 |
| Number of persons discharged | 822 |
| Number of recovered community cases | 764 |
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· One hundred and thirty-nine (139) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19. The one hundred and thirty-nine (139) positive cases reported shows results from samples taken during the period September 4th to September 18th, 2020. Therefore, this figure is NOT representative of the positive cases over the last 24 hours only.
