The average age of hospital patients dying as a result of COVID-19 on the Isle of Wight is 85 and the oldest person to recover from the virus was 100, according to a report from the Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
The first case of the coronavirus noted at the Trust was registered on 7th March, with the first death attributed to COVID-19 occurring on 22nd March, a day before the national lockdown was enforced.
In total, 22 male and 19 female patients, all with other illnesses, including Type 2 diabetes, cancer and heart disease, have died at the hospital.
Across the Island, combined figures from NHS England and the Office for National Statistics show 89 people have died due to the virus — 41 in hospital, 44 in care homes, 3 in the community and 1 in the hospice.
The oldest patient to have died due to the virus was 102, with the youngest being 59. However, the oldest person to recover from the virus at the hospital was 100, the youngest being only 24.
The average age of patients who recovered from the virus, as of the end of June, was 71.
The most recent COVID-19 death on the Island was 1st September – a lady in her 80s, who had underlying health conditions.
So in other words all those dying of old age are Covid victims.
Sadly only stones live forever, as for us mere mortals we have to die with something. Peace be the journey.
You do not understand what an AVERAGE is do you? 59 is not ‘old age’.
I knew the guy who died at 59 and he hardly would be classed as frail. Very sad and worrying to see a tough guy die like that.
At last some “facts” about the COVID numbers.
Are you suggesting that it is ok to sacrifice people so you can go to the pub? Not just about deaths. If you get pneumonia after catching covid, which a lot of people do, it will affect you for the rest of your life.
With the £12.6 BILLION spent on track & trace “you could have paid every single elderly & vulnerable person in the UK £60,000 to shield in the Bahamas & used the change to recompense students for their non-existent university experience.” What a scam.