Covid virus under microscope

Weekly update of Isle of Wight Covid-19 figures: Deaths, hospitalisations, vaccinations and age breakdowns of positive tests

Due to the recent change in provision of free Covid-19 testing and the likely skew in the positive case figures, News OnTheWight’s comprehensive Covid-19 reports will now feature other, more reliable data first.

Data provided by official sources for latest positive cases age breakdown and trends can be found further on in the report.

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Deaths
The Office for National Statistics report one new death took place in a care home during week 14 (deaths that occurred up to 8th April 2022, but were registered up to 16th April 2022).

As of 1st April (there is a lag on the data), the cumulative number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate on the Isle of Wight was 406.

As of 20th April 2022, the Government Dashboard records the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test was 375.

Covid patients in hospital
The Covid dashboard shows that as of 12th April the number of Covid-19 patients in hospital was 35.

The Government dashboard also reports none of those Covid patients are relying on mechanical ventilation.

Vaccinations
The number of Covid-19 vaccinations given on the Isle of Wight totals 313,687.

The total number of people who have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, reported up to 18th April 2022 was 113,751.

The total number of people who have received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, reported up to 18th April 2022 was 108,652.

The total number of people who have received a booster or third dose of Covid-19 vaccine, reported up to 18th April 2022 was 91,284.

Confirmed positive cases
The latest confirmed data for the number of new positive Coronavirus (Covid-19) tests over seven days (13th to 19th April) on the Isle of Wight totals 318 – a rate per 100,000 population of 225.53.

27 of those are thought to be reinfections (ie. people who have had Covid before and caught it again).

The cumulative total since the pandemic began now stands at 39,917 – a rate per 100,000 population of 28,309.93.

Age breakdown
The table below shows the breakdown of positive Covid-19 tests over the last week for under 20s, 20-59 year olds and 60+ compared to the previous week.

Five-year age groups also included below those.

Age3rd-8th Apr9th-15th Apr
0_197534
20-59376222
60+253192
0_496
5_9155
10_141910
15_193213
20_242714
25_293120
30_344516
35_394225
40_444617
45_494432
50_547851
55_596347
60_645335
65_695144
70_745732
75_793329
80_842419
85_892018
90+1515
Total704448

Watch the trend
The graph below shows the changes to rolling seven day figure over the last week – mouseover to see figures.

The graph below shows the changes to daily rates over the last three weeks – mouseover to see daily figures.

Symptoms
The main symptoms of Coronavirus are:

  • a high temperature
  • a new, continuous cough
  • a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

Other symptoms linked with Covid-19 include shortness of breath, fatigue, loss of appetite, muscle ache, sore throat, headache, stuffy or runny nose, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. Any of these symptoms may also have another cause.


Source: Covid Dashboard and ONS

Image: Fusion Medical Animation under CC BY 2.0