The Ministry of Health has announced 12 new cases of COVID-19.
The announcement came in its 10 am update.
The following is a statement by the Ministry:
The Ministry of Health provides the following clinical update as of the morning of Tuesday 18th August, 2020:
| Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and UWI site for testing forCOVID-19 | 16,051 |
| Number of unique patient tests completed | 13,775 |
| Number of repeated tests | 2,276 |
| Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 600 |
| Total number of active cases | 448 |
| Number of deaths | 12 |
| Number of persons discharged | 140 |
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· Twelve (12) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.
All established protocols have been implemented.
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (179)
Ninety (90) patients are en route/ being admitted to hospital.
Thirty-five (35) new patients will be processed for admission.
| Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility | 109 (3 in ICU) |
| Caura Hospital | 70 |
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Step-down / Transition Facilities – (144)
| Brooklyn Facility, Sangre Grande | 19 |
| Balandra | 31 |
| Tacarigua | 40 |
| Debe | 54 |
