Now that the General Election campaign is over health officials are bracing for what could be a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Roshan Parasram says during the campaign many people paid no attention to the protocols created to minimise the spread of the virus.

Speaking at yesterday’s COVID-19 media update, acting principal medical officer in charge of institutions, Dr. Miriam Abdool Richards said facilities are being checked.

Director of the Epidemiology Division, Dr. Avery Hinds said there has been a steady increase in the number of daily cases of the virus.

Dr. Hinds said 64 percent of immediate cases are from clusters.

The latest bulletin from the Ministry of Health last night said there have been 326 infections in the country.

One hundred and seventy-nine are active cases.

There is a total of 18 new cases, between August 5^th to August 12^th.