The Min­istry of Health is con­firm­ing one new death from COVID-19 in Trinidad and To­ba­go, bring­ing the na­tion­al to­tal to 139 per­sons.

And in its lat­est up­date, the Min­istry says there are no new pos­i­tive cas­es of COVID-19, with the to­tal num­ber of ac­tive cas­es in the coun­try cur­rent­ly at 143 pa­tients.

In its up­date for to­day, Fri­day 19 Feb­ru­ary 2021, the Health Min­istry al­so is re­port­ing:

● 16 per­sons are still hos­pi­talised for COVID-19; down from 18 pa­tients on Thurs­day.

● 125 per­sons are in home self-iso­la­tion; down from 131 pa­tients on Thurs­day.

● 279 per­sons are in State quar­an­tine fa­cil­i­ties; down from 321 pa­tients on Thurs­day.

● 2 pa­tients are still re­cov­er­ing in step/down fa­cil­i­ties; no change from Thurs­day.

Update courtesy Ministry of Health.