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Coronavirus: Ten More Die In Isle Of Wight Care Homes

Ten more people have died with coronavirus in care homes on the Isle of Wight.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published its weekly data this morning (Tuesday).

New figures show nine people passed away in Island residential homes in the week ending January 29.

One further death has also been added to data from the week ending January 22.

It means, in total, there were 107 deaths in January on the Island - 40 in care homes, 66 in hospital and one at home.

Since the start of the pandemic, figures show 88 coronavirus-related deaths have occurred in care homes, four at home and one at the Island's hospice.

In total, 221 people have now died on the Isle of Wight after testing positive for the illness. St Mary's Hospital has recorded 128 of those deaths.

No new hospital deaths have been recorded since Friday (5), although updated data is expected to be published later.

Yesterday (Monday), the Isle of Wight recorded a further 15 cases of the virus.

The Island's rolling coronavirus rate remains below the national average.

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