Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says his Ministry is investigating a claim that close to 50 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at a popular resort in Negril, Westmoreland.

Reports are that the positive test results among the staff of the resort were returned over the duration of the past two weeks.

Speaking in an interview with Irie Fm News, Mr. Bartlett said surveillance was being done to determine if there was compliance with Covid protocols.

He noted that by midday, the ministry should be able to confirm the number of Covid-19 infections and take a position on the matter.

Up to this point, the tourism sector has seen a very low rate of Covid-19 infections along its resilient corridors.

According to the Tourism Ministry, the corridors have had a positivity rate of less than one percent in recent months.