According to statistics released by Government this evening, there have been 337 new cases officially recorded and 584 people have recovered since 29 December.

Six people are in hospital with the illness, compared to 20 last week.

There are 14 cases in care homes – a reduction of two on the previous week.

The Government offered its “condolences and thoughts” to the family and friends of the four islanders who had passed away.

It follows a spike in late December, when the number of known active infections topped 1,000 for the first time since July.