There has been a small spike in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest data from Public Health England.
The total number of COVID-19 cases identified locally now sits at 177 – an infection rate of 125.1. This is an increase of 8 from 169 cases yesterday.
NHS England report that there have now been 33 coronavirus deaths in hospital, with the Office for National Statistics confirming a further 14 people have died in the community. This brings the total Isle of Wight death toll to 47, as of today.
The latest information from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust confirms 25 people have recovered from COVID-19 and have been discharged from hospital, although this number has not been updated in some time. It appears the NHS Trust are no longer issuing statements on each death.
The ‘lockdown’ is eased a little & we get a ‘small’ spike in new cases. Well, well, what a surprise…more ‘small’ spikes to follow I fear…
Then schools go back and even more!!
A five year old is now critically ill from catching CV. Do what YOU think is best, not what the political bigger picture to consider lot tell you is right.
YOU will have to live with the guilt if you make a mistake, NOT them.
Let me guess, you read this in a newspaper as nothing has been on the news that i have seen.
Dont stay indoors its bad for your health go out feel free breath fresh air angd hug loved ones you will love much longer that way
Oh wise one! You stay indoors!! Let the rest of us get a little fresh air.
What is this ‘lockdown’ you talk off?
Dippy .how about you take some responsibility for yourself and stop blaming other people.
Idiot.
I imagine this is probably due to the time lag between testing and results. It is also entirely possible that some if not all of the positives may only have mild symptoms. At this stage it is certainly not due to the slight lockdown easing.
Going to get worse now as west Wight beaches were busy with campers filling up carparks just like a summer weekend all a nightmare
Cycle track was so crowded today. Inches between one another. Some sneezing too, tried holding breath. Hope it was only hay fever. Keep away is my advice, or wear masks.
The new beds at hospital will be filled imo, before June is over.
no they wont be filled
Jude Jim has a point. Nobody is making you go out cycling. Stay at home if you prefer. It’s your choice….. or why not go out in the evening when it’s a lot quieter? …..common sense to me, Boris and I think the majority of people!
I hope you mean cyclists or are they exempt from 2m distancing
Good on them for not listening to a tv screen to tell them how to live ther lifes i hooe they had a great time the weather was beautiful but i guess all you home prisoners wont of seen that oh well your loss and them losses are gone get bigger and worse hahaha
Dippy, your a very nasty person….
No doubt covid 19 will become more figures when primary schools go back not only children but all the adults trying to get kids through the gates
No one cares anymore its getting boring
I have reported neighbours twice to police for breaking vivid 19 rules on lockdown. What have they done NOTHING
Probably because they have been tasked with using common sense and are possibly overwhelmed with busy bodies reporting seeing people sitting quietly and harmlessly on a solitary park bench or on the beach minding their own business!
There was a large number of people on the seafront of St Helens Duver today with a barbeque and the car park contained several flat bed trucks. It turned out there was a meeting of Kayakers which for all intense and purposes looked an organised event,
The government said that we can now have a longer exercise time but it has still banned large gatherings.
These People thought it was alright to potentially spread the virus with little thought for their relatives, grandparents in particular, and anyone else they came into contact with.
I hope it was worth because if one of their number or friends goes down with covid-19 they will be able to say they were there and hopefully hang their heads in shame.
To Jeffc, what the F**K are you talking about? All BS? Are you on drugs or something? Have you not seen people in hospital wired up to ventilators, put in comas so the machine keeps them alive. Then, if they recover from COVID and they are really unlucky, they are left with severe kidney damage or worse, failure. I think the only person talking B******T around here is YOU. People like you are ignorant to what is going on right on front of your eyes, try watching the news or programs showing the loss and suffering some families have to cope with. You might just learn something you brainless idiot.
you mean try watching the mainstream media, spoon fed drivel over this bug. Sure it isn’t nice, but they conveniently ignore the fact that just 0.05% of the population have died from this and nearly all of these had underlying health issues.
The rest of us do not need to hide away indoors like lemmings.
This thing has been circulating around the planet for months and months now
Reply to Annoyed, yeah you go out and do what the hell you like, spread it and hope you or anyone that is dear to you doesn’t get it and get sick, or die. FYI if you were to take notice of main stream media yourself, you would know that people of all ages are dying, v young babies, teenagers, middle age and yes, the elderly and many have NOT had underlying health issues. You and people with your opinion should be taken in a COVID High Dependency Unit and witness what this virus is doing to people and meet and speak with the doctors and nurses who risk their own lives saving others. People like you are brainless and selfish. Wake up
Jw
When was the last time you had a chest xray, didn’t think so, S we get older are body’s change and we develop underlying conditions. Unless you have had an xray in the past year who knows what condition you might have so good for you if you think you are fit and well but remember you can’t see inside of of you.
Also don’t believe very thing you hear medi is full of crap have a look at the sciance and machanics of this bug, as it will become just another seasonal bug like the rest of them.
As one old lady told me in Asda. I’ve got the app it will beep when I go near someone who has had the virus. She now carries on as normal. FFS Wake up. Nobody can be that thick can they.
You’re joking aren’t you?? I mean, this *is* the Isle of Wight and all.
Yep.
Are these new cases – Island residents or visitors?
The sample size of test on this island is still too small to get any decent figures with.
Basically we still know bugger all.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha. Oh Jeffc you are a funny one.
I suppose the world is flat, the dinosaurs remains were put there by god, Corona virus is totally fake, global warming is a myth, 5G causes corona virus and the world is going to end in 2012 at the end of the Mayan calendar!!
You must be a relative of Donald Trump!
There are some really really uneducated people about it is sooooooooooooooooooooo funny and a bit scary too.
On an unrelated note I have to say it is refreshing to see people finally waking up to this BS.
Why is the rate still increasing and not levelling yet ?
Where is the hotspot on the island ?
I’m aware my state education wasn’t the best and my math skills are poor, but I really don’t understand.
The government wants the ‘R’ rate to be below 0.7 % so containment is possible. IOW ‘R’ rate 125.1.% Our confirmed cases are average per 100,000 from what I see from other counties and graphs from around the world. Usually 100 for every 100,000 thousand population. Scientific data suggests containment rates are poor above 0.9% And the infection rate will continue to increase
As for the App. It doesn’t work properly, isn’t fit for person, is loaded with incorrect information and can’t be downloaded to the many because of compatibility. I would be very interested to know from all the downloads, how many were successfully installed. Check out the latest Beeb report. The whole response is a very poor and politically focused
I’m not buying any of it. And think folk need to be mindful what media they digest.
And on another note, Do people really think it’s ok to infect each other???
Does the IOW have some magical immunity because of numbers
Take responsibility for yourself and your community
Social distancing on the Island is non existent lately
I beg to differ – at least on the last sentence (you lost me after the first sentence) – “social distancing on the Island is non existent lately”. I am always noticing the respectful distance people generally keep from each other.
Or is that because I choose to go out in the evening to shop or walk when its quieter? Simples.
It probably depends on whereabouts you are on the Island. Certainly in Ryde it is not quieter in the evening, in fact late afternoon, early evening, seems even busier than early in the day, and even late at night there are
people about.
Some people will respectfully move aside and for that I am grateful, but many, sometimes the majority sadly, will not, and I am forever having to try and dodge people, you also get groups of people taking up all the space on the pavement and coming towards you en masse and won’t move aside, it sounds like you may live in a better area.
Well well, sky news, here are the liars ( government) excuses, i quote, “ if we have made mistakes, then it’s the scientists that have made those mistakes”. Ha ha. So predictable. That’s called pasting the buck I think! Oh ,and this is from the sheep people’s media, so I’m not spreading poison black rat.