Looking back at Covid in Trinidad: A 7 day Review

*As at 8pm on 04/04/2020*

Given that the world now has over 1 million coronavirus cases, it seems prudent to reflect on the trends observed in our twin island republic over the past seven (7) days.

Any attempt to extrapolate trends (Comorbidities, Age, Mortality rate etc) at this point would be sub-judice, as a plethora of data is being gathered, and this is currently incomplete.

Here we dissect the numbers via charts:

(Note that the numbers used were the end of day figures from MoH daily updates)

Overall breakdown: a climb in cases, but thankfully not an exponential one!

(Recall that we aim to keep the curve as flat as possible:)

Here's a closer look at the numbers:

Here are the hard stats tabulated for easier viewing:

Measures have been instituted to curb the spread (border closure, social distancing, advised self quarantine) as we aim to keep our parallel health services from becoming overwhelmed, as has happened to healthcare systems worldwide.

Refresh on some of these below:

As a reminder, here's a helpful video from the WHO explaining all about the virus:

Know that this is an ongoing problem, which means we are always learning!

CME has never been more important!

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Here's an impromptu Covid-19 Hub, from MedLife:

• Your source for credible information pertaining to Trinidad and Tobago's stats: The Ministry of Health website (http://www.health.gov.tt/)

• A reliable source for current practice recommendations: The WHO Situation Reports (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports)

• Easy to understand Global figures for Cases/Deaths etc: Our World in Data (https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus)