West Kent is approaching Christmas facing a relentlessly increasing tally of Covid-19 cases, with the weekly case rate in Tunbridge Wells hitting a new record level, according to figures released on Tuesday.
The case rate in Tunbridge Wells is 48% above the England average. Tonbridge is 124% above 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 272 cases per 100,000 people over the week to December 10th, which is the latest data available.
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 8 | Dec 9 | Dec 10 | ||
| Tun Wells | 6 | 21 | 53 | 119 | 244 | 256 | 272 | Tun Wells |
| Tonbridge | 3 | 17 | 91 | 202 | 349 | 382 | 412 | Tonbridge |
| Sevenoaks | 3 | 23 | 99 | 197 | 170 | 180 | 216 | Sevenoaks |
| Wealden* | 5 | 13 | 48 | 125 | 120 | 120 | 137 | Wealden* |
| Swale | 11 | 22 | 203 | 619 | 652 | 644 | 673 | Swale |
| Maidstone | 6 | 11 | 123 | 236 | 465 | 500 | 522 | Maidstone |
| Bromley | 3 | 34 | 98 | 160 | 225 | 262 | 294 | Bromley |
| Rother^ | 0 | 43 | 44 | 132 | 238 | 230 | 259 | Rother^ |
| Hastings | 2 | 34 | 41 | 94 | 349 | 372 | 397 | Hastings |
| Aug 1 | Oct 1 | Nov 1 | Nov 14 | Dec 8 | Dec 9 | Dec 10 | ||
| Oxford | 14 | 133 | 139 | 249 | 138 | 152 | 163 | Oxford |
| Southmptn | 2 | 35 | 170 | 228 | 78 | 79 | 81 | Southmptn |
| Bristol | 4 | 43 | 407 | 488 | 124 | 120 | 115 | Bristol |
| Nottinghm | 8 | 412 | 377 | 263 | 148 | 153 | 160 | Nottinghm |
| Cardiff | 2 | 120 | 306 | 160 | 467 | 498 | 452 | Cardiff |
| Cambridge | 4 | 20 | 147 | 274 | 80 | 82 | 83 | Cambridge |
The figures above are confirmed cases per 100,000 of population in the previous 7 days
*Wealden District includes Crowborough and Frant
^ Rother District Council includes Ticehurst & Hurst Green
The average weekly rate for England is 184 cases per 100,000 of population. (UK is 189)
This is how the trend in Tunbridge Wells Borough looks in a graph:
This is how the trend in England appears in a graph:
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/
