The confirmed number of cases of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight now sits at 103, according to Public Health England.
Today’s data shows an increase in the number of cases from 101 on Sunday to 103 today (Monday).
Sadly, 22 people have died with coronavirus on the Island. The latest victim was a woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions.
21 people have recovered from COVID-19 and have been discharged from hospital.
A total of 152,840 people have now tested positive for COVID-19 nationally with 21,092 deaths (as of 27th April).
For the latest information on coronavirus here on the Isle of Wight visit islandecho.co.uk/category/coronavirus.
Symptoms of coronavirus
Stay at home if you have either:
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] shortness of breath.
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.
The symptoms are similar to other illnesses that are much more common, such as cold and flu. Research shows it takes, on average, around 5 days for symptoms to start showing.
Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do.
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] Use the 111 coronavirus service for information.
Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.
How long to stay at home
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] if you have symptoms of coronavirus, you'll need to stay at home for 7 days.
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] if you live with someone who has symptoms, you'll need to stay at home for 14 days from the day the first person in the home started having symptoms
[mks_icon icon="fa-exclamation-circle" color="#dd9933" type="fa"] If you live with someone who is 70 or over, has a long-term condition, is pregnant or has a weakened immune system, try to find somewhere else for them to stay for 14 days.
[mks_icon icon="fa-exclamation-circle" color="#dd9933" type="fa"] If you have to stay at home together, try to keep away from each other as much as possible.
Read the NHS advice about staying at home.
How to avoid catching and spreading coronavirus (social distancing)
Everyone should do what they can to stop coronavirus from spreading.
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] Do
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] always wash your hands when you get home or into work
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] avoid close contact with people who have symptoms of coronavirus
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] only travel on public transport if you need to
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] work from home, if you can
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] avoid social activities, such as going to pubs, restaurants, theatres and cinemas
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] avoid events with large groups of people
[mks_icon icon="fa-check" color="#81d742" type="fa"] use a phone, online services, or apps to contact your GP surgery or other NHS services
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] Don't
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] do not have visitors to your home, including friends and family
Advice for people at high risk
If you're at high risk of getting seriously ill from coronavirus, there are extra things you should do to avoid catching it.
These include:
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] not leaving your home – you should not go out to do shopping, visit friends or family, or attend any gatherings
[mks_icon icon="fa-times" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] avoiding close contact with other people in your home as much as possible
Read the full advice on protecting yourself if you're at high risk from coronavirus on GOV.UK.
Who is at high risk?
You may be at high risk from coronavirus if you:
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have had an organ transplant
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] are having certain types of cancer treatment
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have blood or bone marrow cancer, such as leukaemia
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have a severe lung condition, such as cystic fibrosis or severe asthma
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] have a condition that makes you much more likely to get infections
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] are taking medicine that weakens your immune system
[mks_icon icon="fa-arrow-right" color="#e30f13" type="fa"] are pregnant and have a serious heart condition
If you're at high risk, you will be contacted by the NHS by Sunday 29 March 2020. Do not contact your GP or healthcare team at this stage – wait to be contacted.
How coronavirus is spread
Because it's a new illness, the NHS does not know exactly how coronavirus spreads from person to person.
Similar viruses are spread in cough droplets.
It's very unlikely it can be spread through things like packages or food.
Pregnancy advice
If you're pregnant and worried about coronavirus, you can get advice about coronavirus and pregnancy from the Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists.
Travel advice
There are some countries and areas where there's a higher chance of coming into contact with someone with coronavirus.
If you're planning to travel abroad and are concerned about coronavirus, see advice for travellers on GOV.UK.
Treatment for coronavirus
There is currently no specific treatment for coronavirus.
Antibiotics do not help, as they do not work against viruses.
Treatment aims to relieve the symptoms while your body fights the illness.
You'll need to stay in isolation, away from other people, until you have recovered.
More information
GOV.UK: coronavirus action plan
GOV.UK: information on coronavirus and the situation in the UK
NHS England: coronavirus for health professionals
Let’s hope we never are failed to be shocked by these deaths, as we have become with London stabbings. These people who even if elderly, should have died with their loved ones close, not gasping in some insulated Hospital ward, where the wonderful staff care as much as they can, but still a sad way to breath your last day on earth.
Sure beats dying in a random desert in the Middle East because Blair told you to fight the Iraqis/Afghans
.Every word is spot on. Let us all be alert and not complacent; no matter whatever age you have reached all life has meaning; just ask Captain Tom!!!.
No matter how you’ve chosen to make the most of your time or even wasted it maybe now will be a wake-up call for many.
Let us all hope these statistics will not herald the onset of the beginning for the Isle of Wight illness / death numbers…..let’s be courageous and face it,it only took one case in Wuhan to start this all off.
We were keeping our fingers crossed for weeks and weeks in the knowledge that we were second lowest in the UK for incidents…….now we are hoping against hope it will not be too drastic an outcome bearing in mind all our care homes and retired elderly here.
EVERY number is in fact a person and is becoming surreal in our minds right now in that we are in danger of losing the impact….PLEASE KEEP SENSE…and stay indoors as much as is possible and hang on in there for however long it takes to keep us all safe..
Good lord. Literally everyone is laughing at clueless idiots like yourself. Ask yourself why no one is taking this seriously.
For a start its not everyone its the few clueless idiots like yourself that isnt taking this seriously. Do yourself a favour and offer your services in one of the key workers positions and before you ask, yes i am a key worker. You wont take up that offer for one reason, you are scared and seriously need a reality check and a wake up call to what is happening around you
Tell that to the idiots that continue to do what they want and will only stay home until told by a Police officer.
Perhaps if the ferries had not brought over the easter holiday makers which was not necessary travel then the numbers on the island wouldn’t have risen as much as they have?
Gosh numbers going up really sad. Hope the ppl having their mass bbq today read this
Did I log into facebook? LOL
0.28% mortality rate. What a load of bollocks.
Why does it say that you should avoids pubs, club s and cinemas etc if you have symptoms?
They are not open and haven’t been since the lockdown? Wher do these regulations come from?it’s ridiculous. We seem to be way behind the times and need to get with it so to speak here on the island. The police need to beef up their policing in and around areas where people are meeting up without care etc..for anyone else. Wake up and smell the coffee islanders! We have a lot of deaths and affected and the numbers are rising, how many people have to die before we say oh yeah, we do really have a big problem? We just accept it like its normal, shocking.
A friends father passed in St Mary’s ICU from CoVid 19 in the early hours today. Was in Newport Iceland this morning. Mid 50’s couple were brushing past everyone multiple times to buy 3 items that were not definitely not essential. Affronted and aggressive when asked to keep their distance. What hope is there for us when supposedly responsible adults behave like this?
I dread to think what it’s like in Lidl. Even in Waitrose, where most of the customers at least seem a little more civilised, you get people going the wrong way down the aisles, and looking at you as if you are in their way because you are going in the opposite direction to them. i. e. the right way, as opposed to the wrong way which they are too ignorant to know , or care, they are going in.
The stores should be making sure people behave themselves. Customers that can’t abide by the rules should be asked to leave the store.
Every time I’ve been in lidls it’s been very civilized. Glad they finally put up the screens where you pack your bags though. X
stop winging, its pathetic
Does this mean there are 60 people in hospital with Covid?