Guernsey’s director of public health, Dr Nicola Brink, has announced the identification of a positive case of Covid-19 in the Bailiwick.

There is no link to the case identified in the Isle of Man. Like the case identified here, the person had returned from the UK and is self-isolating.

The patient returned from the UK and went straight into compulsory self-isolation on their return.

This case was picked up when they were tested on day seven after their arrival. The seven day swab was taken on Sunday and the person was informed of their positive results nine hours later.

Deputy Gavin St Pier, Chair of the Civil Contingencies Authority said: ’The fact that both we and the Isle of Man have found our first new cases in months on the same day is pure coincidence.

’We always knew we would see further cases of Covid-19 in the Bailiwick and have said so many times over recent months.

’In this case the fact that the patient followed all travel advice and immediately went into compulsory self-isolation on arrival in the Bailiwick means we can be confident we have reduced any risk of its transmission in the community to a point where it is extremely low, which is the whole purpose of the rules we have.’

Dr Brink said the case was showed that the channel island’s track and trace system is working.