TT reports fifth covid death

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TT recorded its fifth covid19 pandemic death on Wednesday.

The latest update from the Health Ministry at 10 am said the additional fatality was an elderly man with a pre-existing medical condition.

To date, 586 samples have been submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for testing for covid.

Eighty-nine of the samples tested positive

One person has recovered and been discharged.

Of the total number of cases, 49 came from the group of nationals who recently returned from a cruise; 46 from the group of 68 nationals who returned from the cruise together and three from the groupwho returned from the same cruise separately from the other 68 nationals.