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Coronavirus: Islander Dies At St Mary's Hospital

A person has died on the Isle of Wight after contracting coronavirus.

It takes the total number of deaths at St Mary's Hospital to 42.

Overall,  the total number of people to have passed away on the Island after contracting COVID-19 is 91.

According to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data, 45 residents have died in care homes on the Isle of Wight, as previously reported.

Three fatalities have been recorded at home, and one at Mountbatten Hospice. 

Yesterday (Thursday) there was a slight rise in cases, as previously reported.

610 people have now tested positive, according to official figures.

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