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 no further deaths registered at PAH in Harlow.

The number of deaths is 608.

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 12-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. Who Knows?

Dec 22nd:

A and E: 231 adults, 67 children.

Seen within 4 hours: Adults: 50.2% Children: 67

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Number of Deaths

December 2021: 7

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

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Local Harlow Covid Information

The number of cases is 1,481 over the seven days stretching from Dec 17th to December 23rd

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, 524, 537, 560, 617, 692, 772, 815, 88, 969, 1332, 1481

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 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 but 204 in hospital and sat third out of 315 local authorities.

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Vaccinations

First Vaccinations:

12-15: 1,996

16-17: 1,268

18-24: 4,800

25-29: 4,370

30-34: 5,552

35-39: 5,788

40-44: 5,600

45-49: 5,035

50-54: 5,513

55-59: 5,572

60-64: 4,766

65-69: 3,955

70-74: 3,281

75-79: 2,414

80+: 3,496

Second Vaccination:

Under-18: 565

18-24: 4,192

25-29: 3,874

30-34: 5,048

35-39: 5,398

40-44: 5,289

45-49: 4,851

50-54: 5,346

55-59: 5,456

60-64: 4,681

65-69: 3,899

70-74: 3,252

75-79: 2,398

80+: 3,466

Third Boost

Under 40: 4,226

40-44: 2,089

45-49: 2,283

50-54: 3,457

55-59: 4,026

60-64: 3,769

65-69: 3,432

70-74: 2,997

75-79: 2,268

80+ 3,223

Total: 152,964