Friday Update: Local Covid-19 Cases are 39% Above England Average

West Kent has been approaching Christmas facing a relentlessly increasing tally of Covid-19 cases, although the weekly case rate in Tunbridge Wells Borough dropped marginally in the latest calculation, according to the very latest figures released on Friday. 

Meanwhile, Hastings and the Rother district of Sussex (which includes Ticehurst and borders Kent) is seeing tighter restrictions from Saturday having being moved up to Tier 3, so closing restaurants and pubs (except for takeaways) which is the existing situation in Tunbridge Wells.

The case rate in Tunbridge Wells is 39% above the England average. Tonbridge has a rate more than twice the England average. 

Back on November 17th, the rate hit a peak in Tunbridge Wells of 134 per 100,000 population. Fortunately, it fell back to a weekly case rate of 78 on 24th November, but since then has sadly climbed back up – to a new record rate of 307 cases per 100,000 people over the week to December 12th. The latest figure is for December 13th and is 306 cases per 100,000.

Here are the latest numbers: (NB slide the display to see all 7 columns of numbers or view in landscape).

Aug 1 Oct 1 Nov 1 Nov 14 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13
Tun Wells 6 21 53 119 289 307 306 Tun Wells
Tonbridge 3 17 91 202 437 459 484 Tonbridge
Sevenoaks 3 23 99 197 247 260 290 Sevenoaks
Wealden* 5 13 48 125 153 168 199 Wealden*
Swale 11 22 203 619 727 749 752 Swale
Maidstone 6 11 123 236 555 574 612 Maidstone
Bromley 3 34 98 160 321 348 378 Bromley
Rother^ 0 43 44 132 300 340 377 Rother^
Hastings 2 34 41 94 455 509 589 Hastings
Aug 1 Oct 1 Nov 1 Nov 14 Dec 11 Dec 12 Dec 13
Oxford 14 133 139 249 180 184 220 Oxford
Southmptn 2 35 170 228 90 98 101 Southmptn
Bristol 4 43 407 488 117 120 129 Bristol
Nottinghm 8 412 377 263 162 166 171 Nottinghm
Cardiff 2 120 306 160 558 578 603 Cardiff
Cambridge 4 20 147 274 98 103 112 Cambridge
ENGLAND n/a 101 232 275 197 207 220 ENGLAND
WALES n/a 102 287 184 523 545 572 WALES
Updated Fri 18 Dec 19:00 GMT – NB Data 5 days delayed

The figures above are confirmed cases per 100,000 of population in the previous 7 days, dated to when the test was taken. 
*Wealden District includes Crowborough and Frant  
^ Rother District Council includes Ticehurst & Hurst Green

This is how the trend in Tunbridge Wells Borough looks in a graph:

Updated Fri 18 Dec 19:00 GMT

This is how the trend in England looks in a graph:

Updated Fri 18 Dec 19:00 GMT

There were 2 more deaths recorded in the week ending 4th December in Tunbridge Wells, taking the total number who have Covid mentioned on their death certificate to 91.

There were 5 deaths recorded in Tonbridge in the latest week, bringing the total deaths of residents of that Borough linked to Covid-19 to 90.

All statistics are sourced directly from:
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

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