August 16, 2020

Additional COVID-19 Death Recorded, 22 More Test Positive For Virus

By Newsroom

The Ministry of Health provides the following update:

The Ministry of Health regrets to inform the public that there is an additional COVID-19 related death. The person is an adult male with pre-existing medical conditions. This brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths to 11.

 

-One (1) person has been discharged from the Brooklyn Facility, Sangre Grande.

-Twenty-two (22) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.

o   Six (6) cases are pending epidemiological investigation. 

o   Two (2) are contacts of recently positive COVID-19 patients.

o   Fourteen (14)  persons tested positive at a private lab

All established protocols have been implemented.

 

COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (115)

Sixty –five (65) patients are en route/ being admitted to hospital.

Forty –five (45) new patients will be processed for admission.

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