A total of 16 people have now been jailed by Manx courts for breaking Covid-19 isolation laws.

Two more were put behind bars this week.

A woman who left her home to go to the Graih shelter after a late-night row with her partner was sentenced to four weeks. And a man who met friends at a football club has also beenjailed for four weeks.

Stacey Townsend, aged 42, of Hazel Close in Douglas, pleaded guilty to failing to self-isolate on Saturday, October 24, by travelling to the homeless shelter.

The court heard she had arrived back on the island on October 21 and was required to isolate at home until November 5.

At about 3am on Saturday she took a taxi to Graih and told the driver she had returned to the island just two days before.

The taxi driver later informed the police who arrested her.

She was sentenced by Deputy High Bailiff Chris Arrowsmith on Monday morning.

On Tuesday, Toby Wood, of Edremony Estate, Port Erin, was jailed for four weeks after admitting failing to isolate for 14 days after returning to the island.

The 22-year-old was said to have gone to Rushen Football Club on October 22, then met a friend on October 23 to go for a walk. He returned to the island on October 14.

He initially denied the offence but changed his plea to guilty to failing to comply with Covid-19 directions under the Emergency Powers Act.

A witness said that they had seen Wood at Rushen Football Club on October 22 at 10.30pm.

She then said she had met up with him on October 23 at 4am and gone for a walk.

Police went to Wood’s home and found him walking behind the property and he was subsequently arrested.

Wood handed in a prepared statement to police claiming he had returned to the island on October 14 but had been isolating. He said he had walked out of his property only when he knew police were coming.

No information was given as to when Wood left the island or the reason.

Prosecutor Roger Kane said that this was not accepted and there was evidence Wood had been out in the local area, which he now accepted by way of his guilty plea.

Defence advocate Paul Glover said: ’He is incredibly realistic.

’He knows the "going rate" is four weeks custody or in that territory.

’We are not going to argue for a suspended sentence. The sentence pathway has been a well-trodden path over the past few months.’

He was jailed for four weeks and ordered to pay £125 costs.

Magistrates chair Ken Faragher told Wood: ’The Isle of Man is in a very privileged position as far as Covid is concerned. The actions you took put everybody at risk.’