As previously reported, with 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.
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Deaths
The Office for National Statistics report three new deaths took place, 2 in a care home, 1 at the hospice and 4 in hospital during week 16 (deaths that occurred up to 22nd April 2022, but were registered up to 30th April 2022).
As of 22nd April, the cumulative number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate on the Isle of Wight was 418 – up 6 in the last week.
As of 5th May 2022, the Government Dashboard records the total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test was 388 – up 4 since last week.
Covid patients in hospital
The Covid dashboard shows that as of 3rd May the number of Covid-19 patients in hospital was 12.
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 314,227.
The total number of people who have received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, reported up to 26th April 2022 was 113,780.
The total number of people who have received the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, reported up to 26th April 2022 was 108,825.
The total number of people who have received a booster or third dose of Covid-19 vaccine, reported up to 26th April 2022 was 91,622.
Confirmed positive cases
The latest confirmed data for the number of new positive Coronavirus (Covid-19) tests over seven days (28th April -4th May) on the Isle of Wight totals 129 – a rate per 100,000 population of 91.49.
19 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 40,312– a rate per 100,000 population of 28,590.07.
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.
| Age | 16th-22nd Apr | 24th-30th April |
|---|---|---|
| 0_19 | 9 | 19 |
| 20-59 | 167 | 86 |
| 60+ | 113 | 55 |
| 0_4 | 1 | 2 |
| 5_9 | 0 | 3 |
| 10_14 | 2 | 3 |
| 15_19 | 6 | 11 |
| 20_24 | 14 | 7 |
| 25_29 | 16 | 10 |
| 30_34 | 13 | 10 |
| 35_39 | 19 | 3 |
| 40_44 | 27 | 12 |
| 45_49 | 24 | 7 |
| 50_54 | 22 | 17 |
| 55_59 | 32 | 20 |
| 60_64 | 24 | 21 |
| 65_69 | 13 | 5 |
| 70_74 | 24 | 14 |
| 75_79 | 16 | 8 |
| 80_84 | 9 | 2 |
| 85_89 | 6 | 3 |
| 90+ | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 289 | 160 |
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.
