A recently returned national who travelled to Trinidad from Turks and Caicos is this country’s third confirmed case of the variant.

The patient, who transiting through Florida, provided a negative PCR test which was taken 72-hours prior to arrival.

The national was immediately placed into State-supervised quarantine, as per the protocol for unvaccinated adults.

As a result of the positive COVID-19 results from their 7^th day swab, the person was subsequently transferred and isolated in a state step-down facility.

The presence of the Delta variant was confirmed via gene sequencing at the laboratory of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies.

“The population is reminded that, as at the 16 July, 2021, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago updated its quarantine protocols for persons entering the country. These protocols state that all returning adults, who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19, should spend fourteen (14) days in a State-supervised quarantine facility. These entry protocols will continue to be implemented,” the MOH said in a statement. 

Trinidad and Tobago reported its first two cases of the Delta Covid-19 variant last Wednesday.