Public Health Officials have not revealed how many COVID tests are being carried out, but it is now known that only 2.6% came back as positive in the past 7 days.
Testing has been ramped up recently to keep up with demand but only those with symptoms (a high temperature, persistent cough and loss of smell and taste) are being asked to take one unless otherwise advised.
The positivity rate of those test has only come back at 2.6% — which the chief of public health said is a good thing.
Simon Bryant, director of public health, said:
“We still want to test the right people, but through us the more people we can test with symptoms or in certain situations, such as asymptomatic, and that positivity comes down, that is good for us. If it goes up it means we have more coronavirus cases in the community so we may need to take different actions.”
The total number of COVID-19 cases on the Isle of Wight currently stands at 770, with a 7-day infection rate per 100,000 at 74.8.
While the infection rate has gone up, the Island has still got the lowest rate in Hampshire and one of the lowest in England.
Mr Bryant said despite the Island being well behind the curve of increasing cases in England, we still needed to mindful as the figures are growing.
In the last 3 days, the infection rate has risen from 53.6 per 100,000, with more than a hundred positive cases confirmed so far in November.
As planned, bring the numbers to low levels to release us all, just in time for emptying wallets over the Christmas spend period and New year, then rinse and repeat for the Easter hol break, IF the vaccine never arrives for whatever reason by then.
3rd lockdown will come on 17th December.
Yet numbers never been worse here. What gives?
Well let us out and party then for Christ sake people