COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

well it looks like covid could be very close to a typical annual murder rate
the way we going

We had 394 murders in total in 2020
We've had 368 covid deaths in 2021 so far (Jan 1st to May 31st)

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/31/murder ... 20-so-far/

[pugboy]

it has fast come into perspective
would like to know how it compares to typical other death rates
eg heart attack, cancers

well it looks like covid could be very close to a typical annual murder rate
the way we going

We had 394 murders in total in 2020
We've had 368 covid deaths in 2021 so far (Jan 1st to May 31st)

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/31/murder ... 20-so-far/

[Redman]

16 deaths an usual low Monday/holiday numbers FB_IMG_1622491714723.jpeg

Yup things still bad.

I suspect deaths in June might be equal or surpass May's 326......it could be as high as 400

Didn't they say it would peak mid June?

[Dohplaydat]

16 deaths an usual low Monday/holiday numbers FB_IMG_1622491714723.jpeg

Yup things still bad.

I suspect deaths in June might be equal or surpass May's 326......it could be as high as 400

Didn't they say it would peak mid June?

Yea predictions have indicated that.

[redmanjp]

it has fast come into perspective
would like to know how it compares to typical other death rates
eg heart attack, cancers

well it looks like covid could be very close to a typical annual murder rate
the way we going

We had 394 murders in total in 2020
We've had 368 covid deaths in 2021 so far (Jan 1st to May 31st)

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/12/31/murder ... 20-so-far/

i think some weeks ago someone posted cause of death for all those things - covid probably #1 now.

[redmanjp]

its 4 hrs 10 mins to a new month. the way things went this month we hadda celebrate it oui -we still alive

all d best for June!

[Country_Bookie]

I think it's a valid point about home quarantine causing spread of the virus. I know someone in her late thirties, who tested positive and went into home quarantine. Now her 2 elderly parents have tested positive, one of whom is diabetic. If anything happens to either one, she'll have to live with the knowledge that she infected them.

I think at a minimum, people who test positive and have high risk people in their household should not be allowed to home quarantine.

[paid_influencer]

may, june, july, august, all pretty much going to be the same for me. the bunker has no months, just the same day replaying over and over

[i_code_and_stuff]

I think it's a valid point about home quarantine causing spread of the virus. I know someone in her late thirties, who tested positive and went into home quarantine. Now her 2 elderly parents have tested positive, one of whom is diabetic. If anything happens to either one, she'll have to live with the knowledge that she infected them.

I think at a minimum, people who test positive and have high risk people in their household should not be allowed to home quarantine.

It's easy to say that in retrospect. The fact is that unless you pre-emptively tested at the ideal time due to being a suspected contact of another positive case, its likely that by the time you do test due to experiencing symptoms, you would have likely already passed it on to someone else.

Sending 9000 people into field hospitals isn't an option even if we had such physical structures in place, simply because we do not have the personnel to support that

[nismotrinidappa]

Paid kinfluencer what is your bunker like

[paid_influencer]

Paid kinfluencer what is your bunker like

I have a large amount of canned goods stored in pricesmart rubberized containers. several bales of TP, lots of medical supplies, and an emergency 'sick room' with toilet and sink well away from any contacts. I forgot that I still need to re-prepare my grab-bag of supplies to carry down if I start coughing, so thanks for reminding me.

I have several cans of expired beans (purchased in bulk in a biigggg way last year) that I'm currently eating through. Always buy Cuisine brand canned beans; they last much longer than the others.

also I have a playstation with several 'open world' games that serves as a replacement for interacting with the real world. Currently playing 'Stranded Deep,' which I got for free on PS Plus.

[nismotrinidappa]

Ok sounds like it's literally underground !

[redmanjp]

may, june, july, august, all pretty much going to be the same for me. the bunker has no months, just the same day replaying over and over

Yuh get yuh jab yet ?

[MaxPower]

I have a large amount of canned goods stored in pricesmart rubberized containers. several bales of TP, lots of medical supplies, and an emergency 'sick room' with toilet and sink well away from any contacts. I forgot that I still need to re-prepare my grab-bag of supplies to carry down if I start coughing, so thanks for reminding me.

I have several cans of expired beans (purchased in bulk in a biigggg way last year) that I'm currently eating through. Always buy Cuisine brand canned beans; they last much longer than the others.

also I have a playstation with several 'open world' games that serves as a replacement for interacting with the real world. Currently playing 'Stranded Deep,' which I got for free on PS Plus.

Wow

[redmanjp]

24/7/365 lockdown

No vaccinations, that would only give people a chance to leave the house and jackass the scene

I eh know. Vaccination is the way out of this pandemic. But let's say u have an appointment perhaps you can provide proof of it. Like print out something from the online appointment system and TTPS should let u go ahead.

[redmanjp]

Ok sounds like it's literally underground !

Well it have pandemic, volcano, mouse plaque, and maybe we in for some storm too with hurricane season starting so he do d right ting

[daring dragoon]

24/7/365 lockdown

No vaccinations, that would only give people a chance to leave the house and jackass the scene

this week have 2 holidays, the govt should have start the kerfew from 10 am monday 31 to 5am on sunday 6 th june.

[Kenjo]

I think it's a valid point about home quarantine causing spread of the virus. I know someone in her late thirties, who tested positive and went into home quarantine. Now her 2 elderly parents have tested positive, one of whom is diabetic. If anything happens to either one, she'll have to live with the knowledge that she infected them.

I think at a minimum, people who test positive and have high risk people in their household should not be allowed to home quarantine.

It's easy to say that in retrospect. The fact is that unless you pre-emptively tested at the ideal time due to being a suspected contact of another positive case, its likely that by the time you do test due to experiencing symptoms, you would have likely already passed it on to someone else.

Sending 9000 people into field hospitals isn't an option even if we had such physical structures in place, simply because we do not have the personnel to support that

Thanks for talking sense here , it’s like people never experienced or heard of things like chicken pox before . One thing to say move to separate houses from before but home quarantine should not be an issue

[sMASH]

i want a curry beef roti s/p.

[K74T]

[goalpost]

20210601_074331.jpeg

I ain't go lie. This ting taste good.

[adnj]

Peru more than doubles its official Covid-19 death toll, leaving it with world's worst death rate

(CNN) Peru has more than doubled its official death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic following a government review of the figures, leaving the country with the highest coronavirus-related death rate per capita in the world.

Peru's prime minister announced Monday that the death toll from March 1, 2020 to May 22, 2021 had been revised up to 180,764. The previous figure was 67,807, which is 2.6 times lower.

Speaking at a press conference on CNN affiliate TV Peru, Violeta Bermudez said the updated figures were based on advice taken from a panel of Peruvian and international experts.

"It [is] our duty to make the updated information public, not only as part of our commitment to transparency, but also to comply with our obligations as a State," Bermudez said.

Peru already had one of the world's worst death rates before the government review. The new numbers bring the mortality rate from just over 200 to more than 500 deaths per 100,000 people -- topping Hungary, which had 305 deaths per 100,000 people as of May 22, according to John Hopkins University data.

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A worker digs a grave at a cemetery in Iquitos, Peru on March 20, 2021.

Peru is one of the worst hit countries in Latin America, with a crippling fresh wave of cases at the beginning of the year pushing doctors to breaking point and causing a critical shortage of intensive care unit beds. In late May, Peru extended a state of emergency and nationwide lockdown until the end of June, Reuters reported.
Last week, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa Etienne said Covid-19 cases and deaths were plateauing at alarming levels in the Americas.

The region reported over 1.2 million new Covid-19 cases and 31,000 deaths for the week prior -- figures that remain unchanged over the last few weeks, Etienne said, before adding that the data showed "Latin American countries also represented the top five highest mortality rates worldwide."

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/01/amer ... index.html

[Dizzy28]

Wonder how long we would have to wait for Trinidad's death figures. CSO has up to 2018 but 2015 - 2018 data all listed as Provisional.
Pretty consistent around 11,500 /year though

[sMASH]

20210601_074331.jpeg

*shed one tears*

[zoom rader]

Well done

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/four-more-cou ... 37633.html

[sMASH]

24/7/365 lockdown

No vaccinations, that would only give people a chance to leave the house and jackass the scene

this week have 2 holidays, the govt should have start the kerfew from 10 am monday 31 to 5am on sunday 6 th june.

kim jong il, is dat u?

[Dohplaydat]

Well done

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/four-more-cou ... 37633.html

FFS

[teems1]

24/7/365 lockdown

No vaccinations, that would only give people a chance to leave the house and jackass the scene

this week have 2 holidays, the govt should have start the kerfew from 10 am monday 31 to 5am on sunday 6 th june.

kim jong il, is dat u?

Currently KJU puts a bullet in your brain if you're COVID +ve.

Rowley might tighten the hours similar to what Jamaica did.

9PM - 5AM weekdays
4PM - 5AM Saturdays
2PM - 5AM Sundays

[KM_2NR]

Wonder what today's figure will be , any guesses? 300-400? 500-600?

[Dohplaydat]

Wonder what today's figure will be , any guesses? 300-400? 500-600?

500-600 is my guess, but then again it's the day after a public holiday so it could be another 'low' day.