The 242nd case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the island.

Since the last update at 10am, there have been 10 further confirmed positive tests for coronavirus, this is of the 35 returned tests in that time.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases today to 14, closer to the optimal social distancing line the Department of Health and Social Care is aiming for.

However, DHSC Minister David Ashford has previously warned that we should expect ’peaks and troughs’ in the figures.

In total 227 patients have been instructed to self-isolate and 13 are being treated at the hospital. The contact tracing process is already underway led by Public Health.

There have been 2,006 concluded tests, 79 people are awaiting results and 68 people are awaiting tests. A total of 2,085 tests have been taken.

According to government figures, 132 individuals are presumed recovered.

There have been two deaths caused by the coronavirus in the Isle of Man.