309 new covid19 cases, 4 deaths

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The Ministry of Health, in its update on Friday, reported 309 new covid19 cases and four deaths in the previous 24 hours.

The ministry said the fatalities were one elderly male, two elderly females and one middle aged male with multiple comorbidities.

The cases were identified from samples collected on Wednesday and Thursday.

The total number of covid19-related deaths now stands at 4,065.

As of Friday, there were 6,465 active covid19 cases. Of those, 166 were warded at hospital with none at step-down facilities.

To date, 715, 653 people, or 51.1 per cent of the population, have been fully vaccinated. Since March 12, 2020 172,576 samples have tested positive for covid19 at all testing sites in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Unlicensed Teenage Driver Hits Woman, Collides With Several Vehicles In Castries – St. Lucia Times News

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Police arrested an unlicensed teenager driver after the vehicle he was driving hit a woman and damaged several parked vehicles in Castries on Friday morning.

Law enforcement officials said about 11:00 am, the youngster took possession of a vehicle, believed to belong to a relative, on Manoel Street without the owner’s consent.

According to the officials, as he drove recklessly, the vehicle collided with at least five others and also struck a woman pedestrian.

The Saint Lucia Fire Service (SLFS) said its Castries Headquarters received a distress call after 11:00 am and arriving on Micoud Street opposite S&S, found that a 45-year-old female had sustained abrasions.

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The emergency responders treated the woman and transported her to the OKEU Hospital.

They said she was ‘conscious and alert’ on the way to the medical facility.

Police said they later arrested the unlicensed driver of the vehicle that hit the woman.

There are no further details at this time.

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