ONE more person has died in Tobago due to Covid-19.
The Division of Health, Wellness and Family Development stated in its latest update on Wednesday that the latest death was an 86-year-old female with comorbidities.
And nine new cases have been reported with six persons being discharged.
The death toll in Tobago now stands at eight and the total number of active Covid-19 cases on the island is now 135.
Clinical update for Tobago as at 10pm on Tuesday:
Discharges – 6
New cases –9
Active cases – 135
Samples submitted to the TRHA and other local sites to test for Covid-19 – 5,456
Overall samples that tested positive – 439
Overall number of deaths – 8
