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 Saturday September 26, 2020:
| Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the UWI and other local sites for testing for COVID-19. | 30,544 |
| Number of unique patient tests completed | 27,481 |
| Number of repeated tests | 3,063 |
| Number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago | 4,285 |
| Total number of active cases | 2,030 |
| Number of deaths | 70 |
| Number of persons discharged from public health facilities | 914 |
| Number of recovered community cases | 1,271 |
The Ministry of Health provides the following update:
· Eight (8) additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19
These new 8 new patients will be processed for admission at the discretion of the CMOHs.
· Nine (9) persons have been discharged from public health facilities
· Fifty-four (54) are recovered community cases
Recovered community cases refer to persons who were previously COVID-19 positive and in self-isolation at home and subsequently met the discharge criteria and were released from self-isolation.
