SEVENTEEN more people have tested positive for coronavirus on the Isle of Wight over the past 24 hours.

The new cases take the county's total to 6,608 since the start of the pandemic, with February now recording 390 of those.

Isle of Wight County Press: The latest graph showing the trend of Covid-19 cases on the Island. The latest graph showing the trend of Covid-19 cases on the Island.

The latest data released by Public Health England also reveals the rolling rate, although five days behind, is now 84.6 per 100,000 of population for the Island.

It remains below the UK average of 126.1.