The weekly rolling rate of positive Coronavirus (Covid-19) tests on the Isle of Wight has doubled in the last five days.
On Sunday the daily number of positive Covid-19 tests reported on the Government dashboard was 126.
This took the weekly rolling to 551 – a rate per 100,000 of population of 390.78 and double that of rate last Wednesday when it was 277.
The cumulative total since the pandemic began now stands at 8,799 – a rate per 100,000 population of 6,240.43.
Last three weeks
The spike in positive tests can be seen in the graphic below which charts results in the last three weeks.
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Covid patients in hospital
The Government dashboard is still showing 36 patients in hospital (as of 10th August) with Covid-19, despite Isle of Wight NHS Trust stating on Friday that the data was incorrect.
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