I must praise them for the quality of the article, and give thanks to Hastings Online Times for the above image (HOT), and for statistics new to my blogs. As I said recently, Darrell Gale, the Director of Public Health for East Sussex, reported that the "number of people with new cases of Covid has doubled in the Hastings area" (blog). Indeed, the rate in Hastings is now the equivalent of 370 per 100,000 (the average rate for England is 172/100,000) having risen from 31 per 100,000 just weeks ago!
Not wishing to blame anyone, which is in no way my intention here, but the statistics we are usually confronted with give no indication of who is being effected by the virus most, or in which areas it is worse. So it is interesting to be provided with such figures, and to find that the West St Leonards and Hollington areas have the most cases locally, whilst the West Hill and Old Town have the fewest.
Also, Gale suggests a 'mixed bag' regarding the age groups most effected, with many cases "in 10-19 year olds that are connected to school outbreaks, and the majority of those cases in that age group are males... But then, in the other age bands it's the 30-59 year olds with females being (of a) far higher prevalence than males in Hastings."
Whatever the prevalence, though, the figures show that no-one is safe, indeed, people from all age groups, male and female, have contracted the virus. Therefore we need to remember to continue safe practices, the vaccine isn't anywhere near widely available enough for us to rest yet, certainly we are nowhere near 'herd immunity' either.
So, look after yourselves, wash your hands regularly, maintain social distancing of at least 2 metres, and continue to wear face coverings where appropriate, be safe folks!
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