Two more persons have died from the COVID-19 bringing the total fatalities in the country to 45.

In a release this morning the Ministry of Health says the deceased are an elderly female with co-morbidities and an adult male.

It says 79 additional persons have tested positive for COVID -19.

The release says that, of the seventy-nine (79) COVID-19 positive cases reported, seven (7) of these refer to persons who were housed at the Police Training Academy and have not been in circulation within the national community.

It says these individuals will be transferred to a public health facility for relevant medical care. 

All established protocols have been implemented.

The Ministry also said the number of samples which have tested positive at public and private facilities is 2,777 and total number of active cases is 1,970.

The Ministry says 7 persons have been discharged bringing the total discharged to 762.