Two women among latest covid19 deaths

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BETWEEN Saturday and Sunday, the country recorded four new covid19 deaths. On Saturday, the death of a man with pre-existing complications took the covid19 death toll to 61.

Then on Sunday, in its 10 am update, the Ministry of Health reported that three more deaths had occurred with the death toll rising to 64. Thirteen more people tested positive for the virus bringing the total number of positive cases to 3,866.

The ministry update stated that the latest covid19 deaths are one elderly male and two elderly females with pre-existing conditions. The total number of active cases is 2,049 and people discharged from public health facilities are 835.

The number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency, the UWI and other local sites for testing for the virus is 28,995.

There are 131 patients at step-down facilities, two people in ICU in Couva, 21 at Caura Hospital and seven patients are warded at the Arima General Hospital.

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