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.

It is by no mean perfect but it gives you a fair picture of the situation.

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/

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Princess Alexandra Hospital

There has been no further deaths registered at PAH in Harlow.

The number of deaths is now 578

There are a reported 21-patients in the hospital. That is quite a leap since earlier in the week.

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.

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Local Authority Details

The number of cases is 342 over the seven days stretching from October 5th to October 12th.

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, 291 and 342.

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.

You may note the high figure in Old Harlow and Newhall.

For quite a while, the hospitalisation figure was low and it has remained at between ten and twenty. It may be significant that it has suddenly crept over 20.

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

However, you get the feeling we are far from out of the woods.

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Vaccinations

First Vaccinations:

Under 18: 1,856

18-24: 4,677

25-29: 4,223

30-34: 5,343

35-39: 5,636

40-44: 5,413

45-49: 4,990

50-54: 5,539

55-59: 5,496

60-64: 4,695

65-69: 3,812

70-74: 3,278

75-79: 2,313

80+: 3,461

Second Vaccination:

Under-18: 257

18-24: 3,861

25-29: 3,629

30-34: 4,741

35-39: 5,151

40-44: 5,058

45-49: 4,754

50-54: 5,366

55-59: 5,355

60-64: 4,581

65-69: 3,749

70-74: 3,252

75-79: 2,293

80+: 3,421

Overall Total: 116,200