Covid numbers continue to rise

Wednesday 06 July 2022

948 cases of covid-19 have been reported in the last week, up from 555 which were discovered the previous week.

That brings the total number of known active cases to 1,241, and there are 10 patients with a recent covid diagnosis in hospital – an increase of two in-patients.

Express understands that the States currently have no plans to reintroduce mandatory restrictions to limit the spread of the virus. 

Guernsey’s Director of Public Health, Dr Nicola Brink, has repeatedly called for the community to be vigilant and remain at home if testing positive.

The States also emphasised the importance of lateral flow testing this week, particularly when entering settings with vulnerable people, such as the hospital and care homes.

Despite social media rumours, LFTs continue to be freely available and can be collected from Beau Sejour and the Tourist Information Centre.

Pictured: Case numbers are now higher than mid-December 2021. 

The States advise that LFTs should be used in the following circumstances:

• If you are symptomatic (if the test is negative, repeat after 24 hours);
• If you are health and care worker and a household contact of a positive cases (LFT on Day 1 and thereafter only if symptomatic). Non-household contacts and people who are household contacts but not health and care workers do not need to test unless symptomatic;
• If you are visiting someone in hospital or a Care Home (do not visit if you are symptomatic).

Of the 948 new cases, 665 are symptomatic community cases, 52 are through community surveillance, 185 are contacts of a known case and 46 are travel related.

476 people recovered from the virus in the last week.