Forty-seven new COVID-19 cases were recorded by the Health Ministry in its evening update, taking the number of active cases to 867.

Of these 47 persons, 20 are nationals and 27 are non-nationals who are currently quarantined at the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force site. 

The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 1,476.

The number of patients discharged remains at 594 after 402 patients were discharged on Thursday morning.