Sandwell Council

⚠Your Covid-19 update

Sandwell Council sent this bulletin at 26-02-2021 03:53 PM GMT

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Covid-19 - a warning to West Bromwich

Covid-19 warning for West Bromwich central

Sandwell still has a dangerously high infection rate and a worrying number of cases in people aged 65 and older.

The highest rates are currently in West Bromwich Central where there have been 53 Covid-19 cases in the past week.

Of particular concern is the prevalence of the new variant first identified in Kent, which now makes up around 98% of recent infections in the area.

This new variant of the virus spreads more easily and is linked to a higher risk of serious illness or death.

Please - do all you can to keep yourself and others safe. Stay at home as much as possible, get tested if you have symptoms and keep following the rules.

Check the latest Covid-19 infection data for Sandwell

Get tested now if you have any of these symptoms

If you are unwell, it may be Covid-19. Don't leave it to chance. If you have any of the symptoms below, please book a test.

We are working hard to empty your bins - thanks for your patience

Our environmental partner Serco and their crews are working hard to empty everyone's bins at the moment.

If the bins in your road haven’t been emptied yet, please continue to bear with us and leave your bins out until we get to you.

We remain committed to getting to your bins as soon as possible and we are very sorry if your collections have been affected by the current delays due to Covid-19 related staff absences.

Crews have been working over their usual shift times to help catch up with the delays.

Extra teams will now also be working longer into the evening and collections will be taking place on both Saturday (27th) and Sunday (28th) this weekend to help catch up on bin collections that have been missed on their usual collection day.

Thank you for your patience and the support you have shown our teams during this time.

The vaccine roll-out is going well - have you had yours?

If you had your vaccine and you're a Sandwell resident, we want to hear from you.

We'd love you to create a short video explaining why getting the vaccine was important to you.

Please email your video to stronger_sandwell@sandwell.gov.uk

You can now get your Covid-19 vaccine if you are aged 64 or over, if you are clinically extremely vulnerable, if you are eligible for Carer's Allowance or if you are an eligible frontline health or social worker. Book your vaccine online.

And whether you've had your vaccination or not, you still need to follow the rules on staying at home, social distancing, wearing a face covering and washing your hands.

Vaccine video call out - please get in touch by making a video on why getting the vaccine is important to you

Trusted Voices - Jaswinder Singh wants everyone to get their vaccine

Have your say on active travel in Sandwell

We are excited to announce a new programme of cycling and walking schemes to be delivered in Sandwell and the West Midlands region.

There are four new areas we have identified for improvements within Sandwell, which include widening pavements in town centres, new pop-up cycle lanes, low traffic neighbourhoods and much more. Let us know what you think.