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, we believe, 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 two further deaths registered at PAH in Harlow.

The number of deaths is 606.

For the record, Covid-19 is the underlying cause of death in around 92% of deaths where it was mentioned in the death certificate.

There are a reported 21-patients in the hospital.

Dec 14th:

A and E: 278 adults, 111 children.

Seen within 4 hours: 68%

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.

Number of Deaths

December 2021: 5

November 2021: 12

October 2021: 16

Sept 2021: 10

August 2021: 11

July 2021:12

June 2021:0

May 2021: 2

April: 2021: 2

March 2021: 9

Feb 2021: 38

January 2021: 179

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December 2020: 73

November 2020: 29

October 2020: 3

September 2020: 2

August 2020: 0

July 2020: 0

June 2020: 0

May 2020: 15

April 2020: 151

March 2020: 35

Back on January 4th, there were 204 Covid in-patients occupying ten wards.

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Local Harlow Covid Information

The number of cases is  517 over the seven days stretching from Dec 4th to December 10th

August

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.

September

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.

October

178, 180, 201,204,215,209, 228, 246, 260, 234, 236, 233,249, 275, 291, 342, 344, 344, 349, 359, 396, 414, 475, 515, 550, 555, 544, 491.

November

476, 452, 455, 472, 461, 450, 432, 412, 397, 360, 330, 321, 310, 314, 322, 354, 364, 377, 392, 419, 440, 474 and 511, 515, 512, 518, 509, 486, 465 ,459.

December

463, 444, 459, 515, 541, 549, 578, 590, 582, 593, 553, 531, 526, 517

Harlow had been fluctuating between 4 and 20 from April 5th to the middle of June but its path since September can be documented above.

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 has gone up to 25. It is an important figure to keep an eye on.

We may also have to consider the number of people attending Accident and Emergency which appears to be averaging at 300 people a day.

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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First Vaccinations:

12-15: 1,901

16-17: 1,218

18-24: 4,730

25-29: 4,321

30-34: 5,474

35-39: 5,733

40-44: 5,586

45-49: 5,024

50-54: 5,499

55-59: 5,562

60-64: 4,764

65-69: 3,954

70-74: 3,281

75-79: 2,425

80+: 3,518

Total:

Second Vaccination:

Under-18: 392

18-24: 4,111

25-29: 3,808

30-34: 4,962

35-39: 5,339

40-44: 5,258

45-49: 4,831

50-54: 5,333

55-59: 5,452

60-64: 4,676

65-69: 3,894

70-74: 3,256

75-79: 2,408

80+: 3,491

Third Boost

Under 50: 3,739

50-54: 2,004

55-59: 2,580

60-64: 2,846

65-69: 3,054

70-74: 2,849

75-79: 2,204

80+ 3,088

Total: 142,636