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.

From January 31st, we are providing a weekly report.

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/

You may also find the link below useful.

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk

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Deaths

There have been further deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.

The number of deaths is 634.

Comparison

Jan 1st-31st 2021: 179 deaths

Jan 1st-31st 2022: 22 deaths

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 40-patients in the hospital. That figure has been between five and 26 for months. It jumped to 76 and now has gone down to 40.

With staff shortages, A and E pressures and residents experiencing difficulties getting appointments at their GP surgery, this is now a vital time.

Feb 4th

A and E: 263 adults, 90 children.

Seen within 4 hours: Adults: 55.1% Children: 61.1%

Number of Deaths

2022

February: 1

January: 21

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2021

Number of Deaths

December 2021: 10

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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2020

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 2021, there were 204 Covid in-patients occupying ten wards.

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Number of cases in Harlow

The number of cases is 816 from January 27th to February 2nd. From Jan 31st, the figures have now included re-infections.

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, 888, 969, 1332, 1481, 1589, 1566, 1598,

January

1625, 1779, 1968,2012, 2026, 2061, 2148, 2,176, 2,238, 2029, 1897, 1762, 1728, 1590, 1421,1138, 1037, 962, 928, 914, 943, 945, 941, 971,941, 960, 948, 939, 917, 895, 1007

February

993, 965, 958, 948, 924, 816

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 2021, 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: 2,337

16-17: 1,380

18-24: 4,942

25-29: 4,535

30-34: 5,714

35-39: 5,888

40-44: 5,647

45-49: 5,056

50-54: 5,532

55-59: 5,586

60-64: 4,763

65-69: 3,957

70-74: 3,281

75-79: 2,399

80+: 3,439

Second Vaccination:

12-15: 847

16-17: 883

18-24: 4,385

25-29: 4,036

30-34: 5,222

35-39: 5,528

40-44: 5,372

45-49: 4,890

50-54: 5,367

55-59: 5,479

60-64: 4,694

65-69: 3,903

70-74: 3,248

75-79: 2,381

80+: 3,416

Third Boost

Under 18: 76

18-24: 1,794

25-29: 1,851

30-34: 2,747

35-39: 3,311

40-44: 3,566

45-49: 3,585

50-54: 4,354

55-59: 4,733

60-64: 4,205

65-69: 3,616

70-74: 3,097

75-79: 2,290

80+ 3,261

Total: 166,75