82 cases of coronavirus have now been confirmed on the Isle of Wight with 21 recoveries and 19 deaths, according to the latest figures.
The number of cases locally has increased by 6 from yesterday’s figure of 76. Over the past week, confirmed cases have shot up by 24 from 58 on Friday 17th to 82 today.
It has been confirmed this afternoon that there are no cases of coronavirus at HMP Isle of Wight, with prisoners and staff adhering to a social distancing regime.
The Government confirmed we have hit the peak of the pandemic in the UK, with the number of new cases expected to now drop week by week.
Nationally, the number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 stands at 143,464 with 19,506 deaths (as of 24th 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
Why don’t they just let everyone get infected then there’s no new cases???
Because 4% will die. About 5,660. And that is if you can give them all the care they will need. Without it more will die. You may be prepared to risk your life but you would be risking the lives of others, before you have symptoms you would be spreading it.
Assuming on average 4 people in a family, It would result in about 1 in 5 families on the island loosing a loved one. Including your friends network, then you would see someone you know and consider a friend / family dying.
Who do you know and like, that you would want to see die? Because that is what you are asking, to sacrifice a friend.
Appeal to emotion is a logical fallacy
Only to people who do not understand logic, Zack Zuck…….
Can’t help but feel a little fed up with how it seems people are only deemed to matter if they are part of a family, in other words, if they have family members who would be left grieving for them if they died, or to worry about them if they are ill.
The unspoken message, whether anyone realises they are spreading it or not, is the implication that a person is only of any value or worth if there are other people who care about their existence.
There may be lots of really nasty people who happen to come from large families and maybe have a lot of friends and followers who are equally nasty. ~ And then you could have a single person who is a good person and always does their best to help our world, and yet are alone as they do not come from large families and do not have a large support network of like-minded people around them to care abut them.
It is wrong to only see a person’s worth in light of if they have anyone else to care about them or not. ~ If they are alone in the world, they are seen as of less value, and this is wrong as they may be more valuable to the planet than some of the people who are destroying it by their actions but seem to be more well thought of by those around them because there happens to be more people who care about them.
Zack, why don’t you do what you preach???
Another village has lost its idiot.
So you’ve volunteered for human testing then.
Won’t affect me, I’m not over 60 lmao
Think again. “family of the teenager said he had no underlying health conditions” https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1263053/coronavirus-uk-boy-13-dead-youngest-person-to-die-covid-19-kings-college-hospital-london
Is it 82 plus the 19 deaths and 21 recoveries or 82 total ?
Keep safe peeps
82 Total
thank you thats all i was asking dont understand the thumbs down tho
Does it matter which? These are people, NOT just numbers, and as has been suggested, that is WHY the authorities wish the deaths to take place in the relative secrecy of hospitals, so that they can remain as stats, mere numbers, not named real people.
Hence the rush for more hospital beds, so although just as many will likely die, they will do so in the confines of a hospital, not at home easing the otherwise public anger at HMG, as a daily tally is less repugnant than a growing list of names of people we may know.
By the time the vaccine, if ever, is available here, most will have likely caught it, but, in controlled numbers, killing the same amount but over a much longer time span, ensuring our deaths don’t cause too much harm to the Tory party or the UK’s reputation which would have occurred if hospitals beds were not available for the huge amounts to need such ‘once’ lock down is ended.
Just enjoy the so few Sunny Spring days left, and hope that you and your loved ones are amongst the lucky ones.
And keep away from others as much as you possibly can.
it was just a question nothing more
ffs i ask a simple question and get thumbs down idiot
last post i put on her for you dim wits
Why has anyone voted down for a simple question?
Probably got it from Morrison’s, absolute shambles in their store, whole families going in there to shop, no social distancing at all. Money money money In the till that is all they care about, I feel sorry for the staff.
Absolutely agree with you dotty,if you want to stay safe
Avoid Morrisons in Newport absolute shambles in there
Poor staff.
So, not reached the peak as reported yesterday. Sad news for all concerned
The peak they talk about is missing leading. The peak is the rise of the new cases. Number will of total deaths will always go up. Just the speed they go up ‘should’ be slowing. As you allude too, should not be called until we know all the data.
They also have not said there is only 2 people in intensive care .
I just cannot understand why the figure of people with the virus is spiraling upwards, where apparently the people coming over to the island has stopped?
Because of all the idiots still cramming into shops
People haven’t stopped coming here, you should have seen the cars coming from the ferry in East Cowes on Thursday, with canoes and dinghies on the roof, plenty of people about with backpacks on, looking like they had arrived recently, or were maybe staying at a campsite somewhere.
This is only going to rise , as we just walked from east cowes town out to whippingham church and back, the traffic has increased dramatically since 3 days ago , all these travellers coming and going is not doing the situation any favours at all
Small groups of people stood around too close to each other was another noticeable thing to.
Are the police not policing this now ?
Yes, it was like a usual day in East Cowes on Thursday. Very busy. People and cars everywhere, holidaymakers arriving in cars from the ferry, backpackers around as well, looking like from a campsite.
Waiting for the childish comments of Mr Justice to appear, being a bit sheepish i feel, baaaah.