Another Covid-19 related death has been confirmed in the island.

It has been confirmed in the government’s weekly surveillance report.

It takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 80.

The current seven-day average for reported positive results is around 40, which indicated a slight increase in the rate of transmission on the island.

The effective reproduction number (Rt) is 1.00, up from 0.50 last week.

There are 345 active cases of coronavirus in the island - up from 232 this time last week.

But the weekly report states that: ‘Our data over the past month indicates that we are still in a period when we will see case numbers remaining at a plateau for a time with small fluctuations week on week.

‘How long this persists will depend on levels of immunity, patterns of mixing in our communities and travel, all of which have an impact on transmission.’