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A second Covid-19 case has been identified, after 107 contacts of the person who tested positive on Monday night were tested themselves.
The Director of Public Health, Dr Nicola Brink, said the Contact Tracing Team "is working hard" to identify all the contacts of these positive cases.
It was confirmed yesterday that someone had tested positive for the virus late on Monday night. A second positive case has been identified since through the contact tracing process.
The source of infection has not yet been established, however it has been confirmed, significantly, that the 'index case' has not been out of the Bailiwick in the last two weeks.
"The focus of the track and trace team is to identify the source of the infection in the index case and identify all potential contacts of this person, to prevent further onward spread in the community," said Dr Brink.
Pictured: The current statistics from the Public Health team, which show that there are 49 awaiting results.
Public Health is now encouraging people to "respect personal space" and is asking businesses "to keep hand sanitiser at your doors and on your counters [and] regularly wipe down counters and tables."
"As it is unclear how this infection occurred, I think it is important to remind the community of the importance of sticking to the rules with regard to Covid-19," said Dr Brink.
"These include, for example, practicing good respiratory and hand hygiene, staying at home if you are unwell and adhering to any self-isolation and testing requirements after travel into the Bailiwick.
"When an individual chooses to take a risk for themselves, they are actually taking a risk on behalf of the community. This may, of course, have serious consequences."
Yesterday the Sampling Team sampled 239 people though the testing tent or home visits. A total of 365 tests were performed in the laboratory.
Pictured: 107 potential contacts of Monday night's positive case have been tested so far.
Of the samples taken in the sampling tent, 107 of these were contacts or potential contacts of the case. The positive contact was identified through this process.
"It is important to note that due to our enhanced testing capacity we are able to extend our testing capacity beyond direct contacts only enabling us to analyse the current situation rapidly. By the end of the week, we should be able to provide an update on the total number of contacts identified and have a clearer understanding of these recent cases."
Islanders should call the clinical helpline on 01481 756938 or 01481 756969 for a free Covid-19 test if they are showing any potential symptoms.
The symptoms that you should be aware of are:
New and severe fatigue
New muscle ache for no obvious reason
Headache (sinus pain, pain around eyes)
Loss of smell/taste
Sore throat
Fever (high temperature, rigors, chills, can’t get warm)
Shortness of breath, chest tightness
Continuous new cough
Children and Over 80s and 90s – loose stool, mild fever, not themselves with a cough presenting later
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