The mask mandate is extended for 2 months.

According to a legal notice the Public Health 2019 Novel Coronavirus (no. 6) Regulations, 2022 are revoked and new regulations shall have effect from 31^st May 2022 to 31^st July 2022.

The rule expired last night but was extended and now states that masks must continue to be worn in all public spaces.

The legal notice reminds that a person who contravenes the regulation commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of $250,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.

Covid-19 has claimed 4 more lives, and 227 new infections were reported bringing the COVID-19 death toll to date to 3,916.

The Ministry of Health’s daily COVID-19 update said the people who died are an elderly male, 2 elderly females and a young adult male.

According to the Ministry each had pre-existing conditions, which included diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, liver disease and neurological diseases.

The new infections were recorded from samples taken between May 26^th and 30^th.

The total number of positive cases since March 2020 now stands at 161,435.

The Ministry’s update added that 22 people recovered from COVID-19 and were discharged from hospital, while 526 people who were in home self-isolation had recovered and were cleared by medical professionals.

The total number of recovered patients to date stands at 148,286.

There are 9,025 people in home self-isolation and 183 people at hospital being treated for COVID-19.

Among those hospitalised, there are 5 people in the High Dependency Unit and 4 people in the Intensive Care Unit of the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training Facility.