Several communities, which are covered by the county of St. George, are being told they collectively account for most of the COVID-19 cases in Trinidad.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roshan Parasram, confirms this.

Dr. Parasram says St. George makes up almost 20% of active cases.

Dr. Parasram said there are 39 new cases of COVID-19 in Trinidad with 37 of those persons being housed in step down facilities.

Some 1,346,000 persons worldwide have died from COVID-19. 

One hundred and thirteen of those deaths occurred locally.