The Isle of Wight has changed from dark purple to light purple on the government's interactive Covid-19 hotspot map - which shows the rate of new cases here is falling.
In data published at 4:30pm yesterday, in the seven days to January 14, there were 1104 new coronavirus positives on the Isle of Wight.
That is 778.7 per 100,000 people, which remains above average for the country but shows a downward trend, after sharp climbs earlier this month.
Yesterday, 66 new cases were added to the overall total - compared to hundreds a day, for many days this month.
From dark to light: The Isle of Wight for most of January, and as it appears now
Hospitalisation and death lags behind the case figures, however.
Three new deaths of people who had tested positive for Covid-19, in hospital and in care homes, were announced yesterday, taking the Isle of Wight's toll, since the pandemic began, to 143.
The Isle of Wight is currently 23 highest in the country for new Covid-19 cases, compared to a peak at number 4 last week.
Only Newport South West, which includes Arreton, Merstone, Rookley, Blackwater and part of Carisbrooke, shows a rise in cases in the seven days to January 14.
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