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PORT OF SPAIN –Trinidad and Tobago Health Minister, Terrence Deyalsingh, on Saturday criticised people who attended three birthday parties in Tobago resulting in one death and numerous other positive cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as regional countries continued their plea to citizens to take precaution and heed the call to curb the spread of the virus.
Deyalsingh, speaking at the Ministry of Health news conference, said that 11 people tested positive for the virus as a result of the parties.
“Tobago is seeing, in our view, a disturbing and significant upsurge in cases. And the contact tracing has revealed a very disturbing series of events that took place in Tobago with the help of people from Trinidad,” Deyalsingh said, noting that there was a birthday party in Tobago on November 22 which led to five COVID-19 cases and one death.
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Tobago s Division of Health, Wellness, and Family Development recorded seven new covid19 cases on Thursday.
This brings the total number of cases on the island to 135. There have been two deaths.
In its morning update, the division said there are now 28 active cases at Tobago s covid19 facility at the old Scarborough Hospital, Fort Street in Scarborough.
Last Sunday, Tobago recorded eight new cases, which included one fire officer from the Crown Point Fire Station. The officer reported to duty days before and was sent home after he complained of feeling unwell. He was swabbed and later confirmed positive on Sunday.