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14 July 2021
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Keep the Island safe

The government has confirmed that from 19 July 2021 COVID-19 restrictions will be eased in England. You can read more about their decision on their website. The government is removing restrictions on social distancing, group sizes, working from home, face-covering and attending weddings, funerals and other life events.

COVID-19 has not gone away. It is still a very risky disease. We all need to think about how our actions this summer will affect ourselves, our loved ones and the rest of our Island community.

There are some things we can all do to help stop the virus spreading:

  • meet outdoors where possible and let fresh air into homes or other enclosed spaces;
  • limit close contact with people you don’t usually live with, and increase close contact slowly;
  • think about other people and consider wearing a face covering in crowded or enclosed spaces such as public transport;
  • take a gradual return to work;
  • get two doses of the vaccine - you can make appointments or go to a walk-in clinic;
  • keep taking regular rapid response LFT tests;
  • self-isolate and take a PCR test when you get symptoms;
  • self-isolate when asked to do so by NHS Test and Trace.

Please take a cautious approach and get vaccinated. Doing both of these will really help stop the spread and protect the NHS as cases rise and hospitalisations increase. Stay safe Isle of Wight.

Read more about the government roadmap
COVID vaccination

 

Walk-in and get vaccinated

Walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics are taking place across the Island throughout July. No booking is required, simply walk-in and get vaccinated. Clinics are available for the following:

  • anyone aged 40 or over for their first dose of AstraZeneca;
  • anyone aged 40 or over for their second dose of AstraZeneca, if it has been at least eight weeks since the first dose;
  • anyone aged 18 or over for their first dose of Pfizer;
  • anyone aged 18 or over for their second dose of Pfizer, if it has been at least eight weeks since the first dose. 

Find the dates and times of each walk-in clinic

 

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Find your space

Escape the crowds and discover the Island’s beautiful open spaces.

To help you spread out this summer, we have put together a list of tucked away treasures on the Island. Perfect for meeting friends and family with all the fresh air and space you need.

If we’ve missed any of your favourite secluded spaces, post a photo of them on social media using #FindYourSpace so we can share your ideas too.

View the full list of spaces

 

COVID stats 13 July

 

Latest Island COVID-19 and vaccine statistics

These are the latest published vaccination and COVID-19 stats for the Isle of Wight, from NHS England and Public Health England, respectively. 

Cases are expected to fluctuate as we come out of lockdown and the government's programme of rapid response testing for people without symptoms is rolled out.

You can read the full report here: https://www.iow.gov.uk/covid19_data

The COVID-19 statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by Public Health England on 12 July 2021 at 4pm including data up to 11 July 2021.

The vaccination statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by NHS England on 8 July 2021 including data up to 4 July 2021.

The graphic shows the following:

  • 104,208 - The number of Island residents who have received their first dose of the vaccine.
  • 87,477 - The number of Island residents who have received their second dose of the vaccine.
  • 7,150 - The number of confirmed cases to date of Island residents who have received a positive COVID-19 test result since March 2020. This is based on the residential address of the person tested rather than where they are registered with a GP.
  • 103 - The number of positive cases in the seven-day period.
  • 72.7 - Weekly cases per 100,000. This is the number of Island residents who have received a positive COVID-19 test result in the seven-day period, divided by the total population of the Island.

Read the full COVID report