74 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, according to the latest figures released by Public Health England.
Locally, there has been a rise in the number of cases from 73 on Tuesday to 74 today (Wednesday). The number of deaths on the Island has also risen by 1 from 14 to 15, as previously reported by Island Echo.
On a positive note, the number of people who have recovered from coronavirus and have been discharged from hospital now stands at 20 – an increase from the previous figure of 15.
Nationally, the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 stands at 133,495 with 18,100 deaths (as of 21st 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
Nice to see more recovering than dying in hospital now. Long may that continue.
Only if people don’t behave like idiots.
So today working alongside social services I learned that 9 care homes on the island are infected with covid19 so is our death toll (infected toll) just those that have been hospitalised or is the local government following suit of the parliament and covering it up as they have realised they reacted to late.
Seriously I’m a cleaner and have learnt so much ova the last 5wks unnecessary jobs,jobs that were important but misadvised by management,working alongside social services,learning there is more to the outbreak on the island than what we are being told,disgrace I would walk now ive been broken by the jobs I’ve had to carry out but can’t financially.
Interesting comment, maybe you could expand. We’re not being told anything. What has been the issue with social services, is it movement of people across establishments?
Maybe a bit more of the truth would get people realising especially on this island it is serious and stop standing round chatting to your friends thinking it cant get to you …see it all the time
How about a proper figure from hospital to care homes and even homes that are infected on the island
The statistics we hear every day are only for those who have been hospitalised or died in hospital. They don’t really have a lot of use. Surely it is not that difficult for someone to collect statistics from care homes? Perhaps not the number infected, because that is often not certain, but those who have died either directly from Coronavirus or where it has been a major contributing factor?
What we are NEVER told is how many of the so called ‘recovered’ are fully recovered? This seems to indicate that many have huge issues after surviving this vile illness:
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-long-term-effects-on-the-body-095329410.html
We need an vaccine as quickly as possible, or to catch this could lead to the rest of your life being ruined IF you survive it.
Don’t treat this illness lightly, as it seems to be a lot worse than we are told. Yet HMG don’t wish to panic us, so have to balance the dire, continuous warnings, but without going into the grizzly details too much.
Keep away from others is all we can do as much as possible, until, if ever a vaccine is found to work.
While we do our best for our people during this crisis you can bet that Labour (who have done NOTHING but criticise) will no doubt be demanding that African countries debts be abolished using our taxes (like last time under Gordon Brown) so that they can then take out another load of loans – Then Labour will insist on more foreign aid for them with our taxes.
So suffer and go without you white English mugs whilst Labour give away your money and future!
It was 2005 – £30 billion of African debts was written of with our taxes (and other countries) and Africa then took out another load of debt (how do you think the likes of Grace Mugabe got her lovely farm?) I went to prison that year as I could not afford to pay my council tax!
What will I do next time?
There has to be something more to this virus (Covid 19) than we are being told!
18000+ dead in our country so far!! What does that say to me?
I for one think it was manmade and governments know far more about this!
Its without doubt a destroyer of mankind! Its effects to the body are long lasting well after recovery!
China needs to pay and pay and pay!
Whilst we will now go without, we cannot afford to bail-out 3rd world countries unless we want riots and unrest in the UK!
What a future China has created for our grandchildren!!!
Our future is what we make for ourselves. And riot! Dont make me laugh, they have got us all locked in,when evidence clearly shows that lock down has minimal effect( Australia and New Zealand, both have per population the same curve, new Zealand hard lockdown, Australia easy) and the people are giving away the life they had,for a terrible agenda 21/2030 one. Your choices people. Oh and by the last year the flu killed 25000,but this year it’s on holiday.
Checkout the Appley beach web cam. Not much social distancing going on there. And quite a few sunbathing with kids playing in the sand. I guess quicker they get it and recover the quicker they can do the jobs others can’t. Just hope they don’t fill up the hospital. :/
https://isleofwightwebcams.co.uk/appley-beach/
P.s. Don’t pull up outside my house to chat to your mates on your scooters. Selling your motorbike is NOT essential travel.