Covid-19 Case Rates in TW8 and TW7 Still 'Phenomenally High'
Borough currently tops the table in London for infection rates
Health experts strongly recommend getting vaccinated if you haven't already
The case rates for Covid-19 infection in the Brentford and Isleworth areas have been described as ‘phenomenally high’ despite some indications that they have fallen from the record levels seen before Christmas.
Brentford East is the neighbourhood with the most positive tests with 228 people testing positive to give an infection rate of 1,836.5 per 100,000 population in the week to 9 January. This is a 10.1% increase on the previous week.
Spring Grove and Syon Green have similar rates but in these neighbourhoods the number of infections has started to fall.
A local health expert said, "The fall in reported infections coincides with a reduction in the availability of tests so there may be good reason to treat the recent fall as a quirk of the data. Whatever, the case is the number is phenomenally high and if you haven't been vaccinated the risk of you catching the disease and getting seriously ill is something you should avoid."
Other data, also from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) based on the proportion of tests that are positive indicates that infection rates were still at record levels at the turn of the year.
The borough of Hounslow currently has the highest rate of infection in London but the average is being driven up by the number of cases in the west. This is a reversal of the situation before the holidays when it was the east of the borough that had the highest case rates.
| Covid-19 Infection Rates in the Brentford and Isleworth Areas | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Cases to 9 January | Increase (%) | Weekly rolling rate per 100,000 |
| Brentford East | 228 |
10.1 |
1,836.5 |
| Spring Grove | 204 |
-1.4 |
1,772.2 |
| Syon Green | 189 |
-24.7 |
1,722.3 |
| Brentford West & Osterley Park | 130 |
-2.3 |
1,641.6 |
| Osterley & Lampton East | 146 |
-23.6 |
1,596.0 |
| Brentford Central | 165 |
-15.8 |
1,543.9 |
Isleworth & Ivybridge |
127 |
-15.9 |
1,444.3 |
Source: ONS
The number of Covid-19 patients in London hospitals fell to 3,662 on 13 January down from over 4,000 a week before. During the same week the number of Covid patients on ventilators fell from 242 to 217.
The total number of Covid-19 cases identified in London to date is 2,060,180 comprising 16.2 percent of the England total of 12,680,151 cases
In the week to 8 January 137,423 new cases were identified in London, a rate of 1526 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 158,752 cases and a rate of 1763 for the previous week.
In England as a whole, 958,774 new cases were identified in the same week, a rate of 1695 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 977,045 cases and a rate of 1728 for the previous week
Up to and including 12 January, 6,339,115 people in London had received the first dose of a vaccine and 5,760,871 had received two doses with 3,835,887 receiving either a third vaccine dose or a booster dose. The advice from the government remains that you should get vaccinated or receive your booster as soon as possible.
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January 14, 2022