Covid update continues promising trend for Isle of Wight

Today's update takes the month's cases to 3,712 — with almost ten months of previous testing having yielded 1,679 cases.

According to figures published by Public Health England, 66 new cases have been reported today.

The cumulative total for the Isle of Wight now stands at 5,391.

Yesterday (Monday), 98 positive cases of the virus were recorded, with the previous two days each registering 111 new cases to take the Island total beyond 5,000.

The graph below shows January's daily Covid updates, with the numbers seemingly dropping during the third lockdown, although they remain a huge leap from the single figure updates recorded less than a month ago.

The highest daily increase since records began was on Sunday, January 3 — when 459 new cases were added.

The seven-day case rate per 100,000 for the Island, though five days behind, has dropped significantly from 836.2 to 778.7 ­— down to 23rd highest in the country according to the Government's interactive map — having been among the highest early last week.

Data of Isle of Wight Covid cases sinces March

Ninety per cent of Covid cases on the Isle of Wight are now through the new strain of the virus.

The variant, which started in Kent and has worked its way across the South, has seen coronavirus levels rocket, moving it from one of the safest areas to having one of the highest case rates in the UK in just a few days.

Earlier today we reported two further Covid related carehome deaths and one in hospital due to virus.

Read more: More Isle of Wight care home Covid deaths

The hospital's ICU is one of the smallest in the country and work has been carried out to extend the number of beds from six - with an aim to create 24.

Read more: A further rise in Isle of Wight Covid deaths recorded