Alderney Covid cases move past Guernsey

As of yesterday afternoon there were 23 cases reported in Alderney, while Guernsey had 17.

Of the cases in Alderney, 22 have arisen from an outbreak which started on Thursday, when three cases were reported from community seeding.

One Alderney case was an inbound traveller.

With two people recovering in the last two days the Bailiwick as a whole now has a total of 40 known active cases.

A statement from the States of Alderney said that a slight calculation error had been identified in the past couple of days but this had been rectified and accurate figures were now on the gov.gg website.

Source testing is being conducted in Alderney based on venues where seeding may have occurred, and the Alderney Sailing Club has now been added to the list of venues.

Health & Social Care has also asked anyone who might now be in Guernsey and was at any of the locations identified to get in contact.

The full list of locations, dates and times is now:

• The Divers Pub on 11 July from 8pm onwards (the Euros 2020 final was being shown)

• Cantina No 6 on 11 July between 4pm-8pm

• The Blonde Hedgehog on 9 July between 8am-4pm

• Concert at St Anne’s Church on 10 July starting at 7pm

• The Seafarers Service on 11 July starting at 10.30am

• Alderney Sailing Club on 15 July from 6.30pm onwards

People in Alderney who were at one of the locations at the specified times is asked to contact the Alderney Welcome Centre duty phone on 520266 between 8am and 5.30pm, seven days a week, so that a test can be booked.

Those in Guernsey who were at any of these places at the specified times are asked to call the clinical helpline on 756938 or 756969.