The following is a press release fromthe Ministry of Health:
As of the afternoon of Tuesday, 25th August, 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 | 20,439 |
| Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 1,252 |
| Total number of active cases | 1,059 |
| Number of deaths | 15 |
| Number of persons discharged | 178 |
The sixty-eight (68) positive cases reported below show results from samples taken during the period August 18th to August 24th, 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:
· Sixty-eight (68) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.
