The Health Ministry is reporting 17 new Covid-19 cases.

They include 10 females and 7 males, ranging from 12 to 77 years.

St James and Westmoreland had the highest number of new cases with 5 and 3 respectively.

The positivity rate is 2.2 per cent.

There was no new death.

73 people have recovered from the virus and 46 people are hospitalised.

6 of them are moderately ill, one severely ill and one critically ill.