Briefing today following lockdown rules review

Wednesday 10 February 2021

A daily drop in positive Covid-19 cases and a review of current lockdown measures are likely to be two of the top talking points when the Civil Contingencies Authority holds its latest media briefing today.

The latest case numbers, updated yesterday, showed there to be 356 known active cases - down from 366 - with 11 new cases found in the last day and 21 people recovering from the virus.

It was only the second day since the beginning of this wave of the virus that overall case numbers have dropped.

Cases of community seeding have slowed in recent days, with just one unexplained on Monday, however there has been a renewed call for vigilance after it was confirmed that the more transmissible Kent variant of the virus is in the island. 

Pictured: The latest testing results, which show that there are still nine people in hospital with Covid-19. Seven of those require clinical care. 

Last Saturday marked two weeks since the island went back into lockdown following the identification of four unexplained cases.

It was also the first scheduled review of the current lockdown measures. It did not lead to any measures being relaxed, however a further review was pencilled in CCA members' diaries and took place yesterday.

At 13:00 today, the States will announce whether there will be any changes, as well as providing updates on current case number, the hospital situation and the decision not to publish the names of businesses who claim payroll support.