TT's new covid case imported from US

A person who recently returned to TT from the United States has tested positive for covid19. TT now has 137 cases, the Health Ministry said in its 6 pm updated.

"The case is imported. All established protocols are being implemented," the ministry said. It did not say where the patient was placed.

On Friday, three people tested positive and the cases were from a group of 76 nationals who returned from Grenada on Wednesday.

The group included 25 university students and ten faculty members.

The last imported cases were reported on July 5, among cruise ship workers returning on the Enchantment of the Seas.

The number of people discharged so far is 124, and covid19 deaths in TT remain at eight.

As of Saturday evening, 6067 samples had been submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the UWI site for testing.