596 COVID-19 cases recorded since Tuesday

596 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded by the Health Ministry since Tuesday.

Permanent Secretary for Health Doctor James Fong says 224 new cases were recorded on Tuesday and 372 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours ending at 8am yesterday.

He says of the 372 cases recorded in the last 24 hours, 254 cases were recorded in the Central Division; 103 cases were recorded in the Western Division, 6 cases were recorded in the Northern Division and 9 cases were recorded in the Eastern Division.

Doctor Fong confirms the national 7-day average daily test positivity is 34.2%, which is above the WHO recommendation of 5%.

He says the high positivity rate is an indication of wider spread community transmission.