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A woman has been jailed for two years after stealing more than £23,000 from the Jersey Dressage Club.

Jane Dolby, 50, admitted to transferring £23,380 of the riding club's money into her own personal bank account while acting as treasurer.

The money was moved in smaller sums between March 2018 and September 2019.

Dolby confessed to her crimes after the financial irregularities were noticed by the club.

Sixteen deaths in Jersey were directly caused by coronavirus this year, the island's medical officer of health has confirmed.

The government statistics state there have been 32 "Covid-related" deaths in the island.

Dr Susan Turnbull said the other half of these include deaths where coronavirus was a "co-factor", but not necessarily the direct cause of death.

Chief Minister John Le Fondre said including these deaths in the official figures aimed to make the on-island situation more transparent to the public.

About £250,000 has been spent by islanders using their £100 government voucher since Wednesday.

Chief Minister John Le Fondre said 80,000 cards had been delivered so far, with a further 25,000 expected to arrive in homes on Friday.

Of those already sent out 30,000 have been activated and 5,000 have already been used.

The cards aim to kickstart Jersey's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic by encouraging islanders to spend their money locally.

Deliveries of a coronavirus vaccine in Jersey could begin from the end of October, the island's medical officer of health has said.

Dr Susan Turnbull said a vaccine under development by the University of Oxford was one of a number being considered for public use.

However, she said this could be delayed while the trial was paused after a patient showed "an unexplained illness".

Health officials in the island have been told it was "prudent" to prepare the island's strategy to deliver the vaccine when it becomes available.