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UPDATE (18/01/24): The Ministry is advising the public that Trinidad and Tobago received confirmation today of its first COVID-19 case belonging to the JN.1 sub-variant category, from CARPHA. Details here. Minister of Health, the Honourable Terrence Deyalsingh, revealed this afternoon (Monday 15th January, 2024) that Trinidad and Tobago has recorded five (5) deaths from COVID-19 since 28th December, 2023. Minister Deyalsingh made the announcement while speaking at the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) mass vaccination site at the Divali Nagar site in Chaguanas, where he gave an update on COVID-19 and Influenza. According to the Minister, two (2) deaths were recorded between 28th - 31st December, 2023 and three (3) in the month of January, so far. He stated that these deaths occurred in the elderly and elderly persons with co-morbidities (Hypertension, Diabetes, etc). He also noted there has been one (1) confirmed death from Influenza. Minister Deyalsingh said there has been a small uptick in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of January — with nine (9) persons currently hospitalized with the virus — three (3) ward-level patients at the Couva Hospital, four (4) adult ward-level patients, one (1) pediatric ward-level patient and one (1) Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient at the San Fernando General Hospital. The Health Minister confirmed there are NO COVID-19 vaccines available in the country. He said 795,000 vaccines were dumped and destroyed last year as they were not utilized by the public and became expired. However, there are plans afoot to acquire more vaccines, which he admitted will be a difficult task to source for a relatively small quantity. Minister Deyalsingh said there are no signs of the new JN.1 COVID-19 variant so far in the country, but did not rule out the possibility that it may already be here. The most recently emerged JN.1 variant is a descendent of BA.2.86 that has gained significantly higher transmission ability. With an additional substitution mutation (L455S) in the spike protein, the JN.1 variant exhibits faster circulation than BA.2.86 worldwide. More on this as it becomes available.
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