The following is a press release from the Ministry of Health:
The Ministry of Health provides the following clinical update as of the morning of Saturday, October 3, 2020:
Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites for testing for COVID-19. | 32,122 |
Number of unique patient tests completed | 29,017 |
Number of repeated tests | 3,105 |
Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 4,709 |
Total number of active cases | 1,829 |
Number of deaths | 78 |
Number of persons discharged from public health facilities | 1,086 |
Number of recovered community cases | 1,716 |
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· 80 additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19
These new 80 new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.
· 7 persons have been discharged from public health facilities
· 66 are recovered community cases
Recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously COVID-19 positive and in self-isolation at home and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation.
· The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that there have been 2 additional COVID-19 related deaths. One person was an elderly male and the other was an elderly female, both with pre-existing conditions. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 78.
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – 103
Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility | 65 5 (ICU)9 (HDU) |
Caura Hospital | 28 |
Arima General Hospital | 44 (ICU) |
Augustus Long Hospital | 0 |
St Ann’s Hospital | 3 |
Scarborough Regional Hospital at the Fort | 2 |
Scarborough General Hospital, Signal Hill | 1 |
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Step-down / Transition Facilities – 13
Brooklyn Facility, Sangre Grande | 0 |
Balandra | 0 |
Tacarigua | 0 |
UWI, Debe | 7 |
UWI, Canada Hall | 0 |
UWI, Freedom Hall | 0 |
NAPA | 0 |
Tobago | 6 |