104 new covid19 cases, 3 more Brazilian variants

The Ministry of Health, in its 4pm update on Friday, recorded 104 new covid19 cases,

There are now 1, 238 active cases.

These figures reflect samples taken between April 20 and 22.

In an earlier statement, the ministry said the P1 (Brazilian) variant had been detected in three additional, unrelated covid19-positive samples in Trinidad and Tobago. The Brazilian variant has mutations that may help it evade antibodies from vaccines or previous infection with covid19.

Of the three additional cases, two are nationals and one is a non-national. One sample came from a patient under 18.

The number of deaths remains at 157.

The update said 27,697 people have been vaccinated since the rollout of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

To date the number of covid19 cases is 9,487 and 8,092 people have recovered.

There are 121 patients in hospital, 248 in state quarantine, eight in step-down facilities, and 1,005 in self-isolation.The number of people tested at both private and public facilities is 124,301.