The following is a press release from the Ministry of Health:
The Ministry of Health provides the following clinical update as of the morning of Thursday 20th August, 2020:
| Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites testing for COVID-19. | 17,761 |
| Number of unique patient tests completed | 15,485 |
| Number of repeated tests | 2,276 |
| Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 730 |
| Total number of active cases | 578 |
| Number of deaths | 12 |
| Number of persons discharged | 140 |
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· Forty-four (44) persons have tested positive for COVID -19.
All established protocols have been implemented.
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Hospital – (143)
One hundred and eighteen (118) patients are en route/ being admitted to hospital.
Eighty (80) new patients will be processed for admission.
| Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility | 933 (ICU)1 (HDU) |
| Caura Hospital | 50 |
COVID-19 Positive Patients in Step-down / Transition Facilities – (237)
| Brooklyn Facility, Sangre Grande | 19 |
| Balandra | 31 |
| Tacarigua | 40 |
| UWI, Debe | 60 |
| UWI, St Augustine | 81 |
| NAPA | 6 |
