WE are giving you updates on the Covid-19 situation in Harlow as the needs arise.

We are doing this because we want to give Harlow residents an accurate picture of where we are re Covid-19.

The report covers UK figures; Princess Alexandra Hospital figures; the Local Authority table which gives Harlow’s position out of 315 local authorities, as well as rate per thousand and the number of cases.

We have a dedicated Covid-19 channel which has over 1200 stories.

https://www.yourharlow.com/category/health-and-well-being/covid-19/

Princess Alexandra Hospital

There has been four further deaths registered at PAH in Harlow.

The number of deaths is now 578

There are a reported 7-patients in the hospital.

This figure may well be the key one for the local authorities. It hasn’t gone above 20 for months but doesn’t mean that those who have contracted coronavirus may not have serious health conditions, both short and long term.

However, the fact that it has remained at that level may mean we will not return to lockdowns etc.

There were 10 deaths in September.

There were 11 deaths in August.

There were 12 deaths in July

There were no deaths in June.

There were two deaths in May.

There were two deaths in April.

There were nine deaths in March.

There were 38 deaths in February.

That compares with 170 deaths in January.

Back on January 4th, there was 204 Covid in patients in over ten wards.

Local Authority Details

The number of cases is 291 over the seven days stretching from October 2nd to October 8th.

Over the last six weeks: 465, 449, 428, 383, 349, 354, 331, 300, 296, 270, 250, 236, 220, 255, 266, 257, 262, 264, 255, 251, 291, 296, 305, 311, 299, 344, 328, 305, 289, 282, 249, 262, 245, 246, 238, 218, 225, 242, 240, 229, 247, 263, 268, 296, 287, 276, 278, 256, 237, 227, 214, 199, 189, 184, 183, 182, 185, 178, 165, 178, 180, 201,204,215,209, 228, 246, 260, 234, 236, 233,249, 275 and 291.

Harlow had been fluctuating between 4 and 20 from April 5th to the middle of June but then has oscillated since then.

Figures from other areas suggest a high number of cases amongst children.

For quite a while, the hospitalisation figure was low and it has remained at between ten and twenty. It may be significant that it no wonder ten.

This all compares with the dark day of January 9th, when Harlow had 1327 cases and sat third out of 315 local authorities.

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Vaccinations

First Vaccinations:

Under 18: 1,649

18-24: 4,658

25-29: 4,200

30-34: 5,316

35-39: 5,610

40-44: 5,411

45-49: 4,991

50-54: 5,547

55-59: 5,498

60-64: 4,694

65-69: 3,814

70-74: 3,278

75-79: 2,317

80+: 3,479

Second Vaccination:

Under-18: 227

18-24: 3,748

25-29: 3,556

30-34: 4,683

35-39: 5,101

40-44: 5,044

45-49: 4,746

50-54: 5,365

55-59: 5,355

60-64: 4,574

65-69: 3,750

70-74: 3,250

75-79: 2,296

80+: 3,438

Overall Total: 115,631