Another person has died from the COVID-19 virus.

A release from the Ministry of Health says the latest person to die from the virus is an elderly woman with co-morbidities.

The total number of fatalities now stands at 38.

The Ministry also says 70 additional persons have tested positive for the virus.

The Ministry says all established protocols have been implemented.

It says number of samples, which have tested positive at public and private facilities in Trinidad and Tobago, now stands at 2,347 while the number of active cases is 1,566.

It says 9 additional persons have been discharged bringing the total to 743.