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 no further deaths at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow.

The number of deaths is 637.

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 25.

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: 4

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 566 from February 2nd to February 8th.

From Jan 31st, the figures have now included re-infections.

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.

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

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, 703, 731,689, 621, 566, 436

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: 2,354

16-17: 1,391

18-24: 4,979

25-29: 4,555

30-34: 5,728

35-39: 5,892

40-44: 5,652

45-49: 5,057

50-54: 5,536

55-59: 5,589

60-64: 4,761

65-69: 3,955

70-74: 3,278

75-79: 2,393

80+: 3,426

Second Vaccination:

12-15: 895

16-17: 900

18-24: 4,408

25-29: 4,051

30-34: 5,244

35-39: 5,538

40-44: 5,384

45-49: 4,894

50-54: 5,368

55-59: 5,485

60-64: 4,692

65-69: 3,902

70-74: 3,245

75-79: 2,375

80+: 3,404

Third Boost

Under 18: 86

18-24: 1,856

25-29: 1,908

30-34: 2,799

35-39: 3,350

40-44: 3,620

45-49: 3,615

50-54: 4,391

55-59: 4,746

60-64: 4,215

65-69: 3,619

70-74: 3,099

75-79: 2,286

80+ 3,256

Total: 167, 372