The Ministry of Health has announced 21 new COVID cases.
The announcement came in its 10 pm update.
The following is from a statement by the Ministry of Health:
The Ministry of Health provides the following clinical update as of the morning of Wednesday 19th August, 2020:
| Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites testing for COVID-19. | 16,937 |
| Number of unique patient tests completed | 14,661 |
| Number of repeated tests | 2,276 |
| Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 650 |
| Total number of active cases | 498 |
| Number of deaths | 12 |
| Number of persons discharged | 140 |
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· Twenty – one (21) persons have tested positive for COVID -19.
All established protocols have been implemented.
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (126)
One hundred and fourteen (114) patients are en route/ being admitted to hospital.
Twenty- one (21) new patients will be processed for admission.
| Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility | 86 3 (ICU)1 (HDU) |
| Caura Hospital | 40 |
