Cost of COVID-19 test kits revealed

The cost of providing Isle of Man residents with free lateral flow testing kits has reached around £1.79m.

The figures, which include distribution, were provided following a Freedom of Information request.

Manx Care said 568,842 kits (each costing between £2.45 and £2.75) had been distributed by the end of September and there is more than 100,000 in stock. 

So far, the government has spent £14,236 getting the kits to the island and £95,519 posting them on-island.

Free home deliveries of instant Covid home testing kits began last August.

Packs of seven can be ordered online and are delivered via courier.