Nearly 30 people have now died in care homes on the Isle of Wight due to the coronavirus, with almost 180 people confirmed as contracting the virus in such homes.
In statistics released today (Tuesday), the number of deaths registered by local authority cause by COVID-19 up to 22nd May in care homes has reached 29 — an increase from the previous data of 6.
Data published by the Office for National Statistics each week, breaks down the numbers of deaths in for previous weeks in the hospital, at home, in care homes or in the hospice but runs almost eleven days ago — so figures may change and alter previous weeks as they are updated in real-time.
Figures for Week 20, the week ending 15th May, found 23 registered deaths in care homes due to COVID-19, but increased for Week 21, the week ending 22nd May.
The number of people who died at home (3) and in hospice (1) have remained the same.
In a report published yesterday by the Isle of Wight Council, between the beginning of March and 14th May, the height of the pandemic, 178 people living in the Island’s care homes had contracted the disease.
Latest figures published by Public Health England found that nearly 40% of the 75 care, nursing or residential homes on the Isle of Wight had reported outbreaks of the virus.
However, no death has occurred at the Island’s only hospital, St Mary’s, since 25th May so its figure still stands at 38.
Overall, on the Island, 71 people have died due to coronavirus.
180 cases just in care homes!!
So from the lastest figures released only 20 people outside of care homes have caught the virus.
What a load of rubbish, someone is not telling the truth and we all have a right to know the correct figures.
Well….it begs the question…where did all those 180 care-home cases contract the virus from originally?
They were all presumably safely ensconced in a protective environment so how did they all sadly get it?
I think there are far more blissfully unaware they may be carrying it amidst us all….and even more so if now that relaxed measures are in place,especially if we are receiving mainland visitors.
It all sounds as though we are being against having our usual holidaymakers and day-trippers but in reality it is simply genuine concern that if something that needed great care of isolation and contact when numbers were very much less then why would we be risking greater problems now?
Surely it cannot all be down to £££s being priority?
One day it will all be well again but I fear this may be very much delayed if we choose to jump the gun and end up regretting it and end up being much worse off financially and otherwise…more seriously.
They get it from staff members due to poor infection control technique
There are many way in which care home residents may have been exposed to COVID-19…. The staff, their family, doctors, nurses, chiropodists, podiatrists, physios, other new residents, hospital patients discharged to these placements… The list could go on. Blaming poor infection control is ignorant and insulting to these people who work so hard for our elderly.