4 covid19 deaths take total to 3,708

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4 covid19 deaths take total to 3,708

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Image courtesy CDC Trinidad and Tobago had four more covid19-related deaths between Friday and Saturday afternoon, bringing the total to 3,708. According to the Ministry of Health’s afternoon update, they were two elderly men and two middle-aged men. One had multiple comorbidities, two had one comorbidity and one had no known underlying medical conditions. In addition, 433 new cases were recorded from samples taken from March 16 to 18, which […]

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