Out of more than 250 people who tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic in the Isle of Man , more than 10 were teenagers , while more than 70 were people aged more than 65 years .
On 15 April the Department of Health and Social Care announced it had taken over running of one of the island 's major care homes , Abbotswood Care Home , 'for the safety of its residents '   On 18 April Health Minister David Ashford confirmed that there had been two deaths this day in care homes - the first recorded deaths on the island outside of hospital - and that there were 37 confirmed cases at the Abbotswood Care Home   11 people were being treated in hospital and a total of 2,319 test results had been received with 296 testing positive.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Isle of Man