Covid-19: Harlow has fourth highest rate in country as number of cases approaches 1800
Health / Sun 2nd Jan 2022 at 05:10pm
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 have been no further deaths registered at PAH in Harlow.
The number of deaths is 610.
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 26-patients in the hospital. That figure is starting to creep up.
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 29th
A and E: 297 adults, 70 children.
Seen within 4 hours: Adults: 72.3% Children: 84.2%
January 2022: 0
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Number of Deaths
December 2021: 9
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 1,779 over the seven days stretching from Dec 22nd to December 28th
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, 1589, 1566, 1598,
January
1625, 1779
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
DB
2022-01-02 18:09:35
These very high case rates are possibly because the take-up for all doses of vaccinations as seen above are well below the national average. For whatever reason, there are people in our town who apparently do not think it worthwhile to be vaccinated for their own health but more importantly, the health of those they may come into contact with. It is highly likely that Harlow could well be the worst in the UK for the 7 day infection rate within a few days. This upward trend has been evident on these pages for the last 3 weeks or so. YH should be highlighting these facts instead of publishing the rather bland and very repetitive commentary.
SJ
2022-01-02 21:22:12
I’m unsure why people keep referring to others being vaccinated to protect others when vaccinated carry as much virus as an unvaccinated person and they can also spread it. It’s more to do with peoples social activity why the case rates are so high. Jabbed or not.. you can still catch covid. This is about case numbers which include vaccinated and unvaccinated.
Tony Edwards
2022-01-02 21:41:10
The percentage uptake figures of those eligible for vaccinations are lower in Harlow than the national average But the good thing is that so far 63,738 Harlow people have had their first dose, 58,345 have had their second and 38,115 have had their booster. So for those that haven't done so yet don't be left out, join the majority of other Harlow residents and get vaccinated and get boosted. Here is a link which gives information as to where you can get vaccinated https://www.myhealthessex.co.uk/walk-in-centres
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