A total of 88 people have now died on the Isle of Wight from COVID-19, with the latest hospital death occurring at the start of September.
According to the latest data available, a death was recorded at St Mary’s Hospital on Tuesday 1st September. The individual tested positive for coronavirus.
It was the first hospital death since June.
To date, 40 people have died at St Mary’s Hospital with a further 48 people dying within the community – in care homes, at home or at Mountbatten Hospice.
UPDATE – The Isle of Wight NHS Trust have moved to confirm that the death did not occur in September. It in fact occurred back in May but has only just been added to the overall total number.
Island Echo is happy to issue this correction.
A spokesperson has said:
”This death occurred in May and has been recorded retrospectively following the completion of the coronial process and in line with the guidance from NHS England”.
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Deepest respect for the person that unfortunately passed away. Still the death rates are becoming remarkably low. Still stay safe and don’t be over confident.
The person tested positive for Corona virus but did the person die of this or something else? Sad nevertheless
None of us are safe. A long harsh Winter of cold and darkness, with icy rain pelting down on us as we queue outside for shopping ensuring we only buy what is absolutely necessary but may keep people away from shopping too much, cutting the risk of spreading this, but businesses will suffer terribly from lack of trade many will fail with no furlough now.
Enjoy the so few sunny hours left.
I agree. For all we know he could of jumped out a plane with no shuts. Just because the sadly lost individual had the virus does not mean they passed due to it.
Oh ffs
Just because they had corona virus .does not mean they had covid 19 .
Not sure why you have been voted down, your statement is true. It’s partly the fault of the terminology used by the authorities and the media.
The term coronavirus refers to a family of viruses. Covid 19 is a corona virus, as are SARS,and MERS, corona virus is not neccessarily covid 19
What is wrong with you people! What else would anyone be talking currently ffs!
Talk about splitting hairs…
And how old was he or she ?
Ian,I will tell you how old this person wasnt! Under 70,good health will no underlining health issues. Because if this person was, it would be all over the news! So, maybe this, late 70s early 80s in a care home, very poorly. That’s why we wont know! Fear mongering again.
And the media is slipping up yet again! Seems a few more have opened their eyes though.
I don’t like extreme reactions either way but the IE reporting on this subject (not for the first time) asks more questions than it answers. Should have thoroughly checked the facts before issuing the original article (now known to be fake news due to the ‘correction’ needed), but even then we don’t know if this person was admitted for a different reason and passed away because of it, rather than due to Covid being present in their system. Only helps to spread unnecessary panic.