The following is a press release from the Ministry of Health:
Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites for testing for COVID-19. | 22,375 |
Number of unique patient tests completed | 19,453 |
Number of repeated tests | 2,922 |
Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 1,402 |
Total number of active cases | 793 |
Number of deaths | 15 |
Number of persons discharged | 594 |
The eighteen (18) positive cases reported below show results from samples taken during the period August 19th to August 26th, 2020. Therefore, this figure is NOT representative of the positive cases over the last 24 hours only.
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· Eighteen (18) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.
All established protocols have been implemented.
· Four hundred and (402) persons have been discharged.
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (118)
Six Hundred and forty-three (643) patients have been home quarantined under the continuous monitoring of the respective County Medical Officer Health (CMOH) offices.
Eighteen (18) new patients will be processed for admission.
Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility | 104 6 (ICU)8 (HDU) |
Caura Hospital | 14 |
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Step-down / Transition Facilities – (14)
Brooklyn Facility, Sangre Grande | 0 |
Balandra | 2 |
Tacarigua | 1 |
UWI, Debe | 3 |
UWI, Canada hall | 1 |
UWI, Freedom hall | 3 |
NAPA | 4 |