Covid19 case in Tobago fire station, 20 sent home

One hundred fire officers were sent home after an officer at the Crown Point Fire Station tested positive for covid19 on Sunday.

Fire officer and Tobago division PRO David Thomas told Newsday the division is working to ensure service is not compromised.

He said the station has been sanitised three times and is expected to be sanitised once more. He said all the officers sent on leave were tested and are awaiting results.

As of Tuesday morning, Tobago has 22 active cases. Overall, 128 of 1,929 samples sent for testing returned positive. There have been two deaths there.

Though Thomas said 100 officers were sent home, during a Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development press conference, acting chief medical officer Dr Tiffany Hoyte said 20 officers were sent into quarantine.