Another person has tested positive for the coronavirus bringing the tally to 148.

A release from the Ministry of Health says the case is pending epidemiological investigation and all established protocols have been implemented.

The Ministry of Health says the clinical update as of the morning of Monday 27^th July, 2020 are number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and UWI site for testing for COVID-19 is 6550.

It says the number of unique patient tests completed is 5014 while number of repeated tests are 1536.

The update says number of persons discharged are 128.

Meanwhile the Ministry of Health says there are 12 positive covid-19 patients at the Caura Hospital with no COVID-19 positive patients in step-down / transition.