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10 August 2021

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Stay safe Isle of Wight

As you enjoy everything the Island has to offer this summer, please continue to be careful. This will help stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect the NHS.

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

How to stay safe 

Test, record, repeat

 

Test, record, repeat!

Please keep taking the rapid response LFT tests twice a week. Taking a regular test protects you and those you love. You can pick up test kits at pharmacies.

Record the result whether it’s positive or negative. If you get a positive result, isolate and book a PCR test.

Find your nearest pharmacy

 

COVID vaccine walk-ins

 

Vaccination walk-ins continue throughout August

Walk-in clinics for both Astra Zeneca and Pfizer vaccinations are available in August. The information is updated regularly.

Vaccination walk-in clinics

 

Pan Mill Meadows

 

Find your space

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

This week our spotlight is on Pan Mill Meadow, a peaceful oasis alongside the river Medina just a few steps from the heart of Newport.

This nature reserve is a riot of wetland flowers and insects, and even has sheep grazing from time to time!

View the full list of spaces

 

CEV support

 

Support for clinically extremely vulnerable

If you or someone you know are clinically extremely vulnerable and still feeling worried about life after the 19 July, please keep reading.

Support is still available for you. You can call the Isle of Wight COVID-19 helpline on (01983) 823600.

Practical steps to take are:

  • Limit contact with people you don't normally meet.
  • Meet others outside.
  • Ask people to take a rapid response LFT test before meeting.
  • Avoid crowded areas with poor ventilation.
  • Get fully vaccinated and wait until at least 21 days after your final dose before meeting others. 

If you are still worried, try the NHS website first and then contact your GP if you are still worried.  

Find more local advice and support

 

COVID stats 10 August

 

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. Read the full report.

The COVID-19 statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by Public Health England on 9 August 2021 at 4pm including data up to 8 August 2021.

The vaccination statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by NHS England on 5 August 2021 including data up to 1 August 2021.

The graphic shows:

  • 105,668 – The number of Island residents who have received their first dose of the vaccine.
  • 93,726 - The number of Island residents who have received their second dose of the vaccine.
  • 8,274 - 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.
  • 197 - The number of positive cases in the seven-day period.
  • 138.4 - 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 total population of the Island.

Read the full COVID report