A TOTAL of 129 people have died in Jersey as a result of or with Covid-19, latest statistics have shown.
During the week ending Thursday 19 May, two more deaths were added to the Island’s tally, with the government expressing condolences to the families of those who died.
There have been 112 laboratory-proven deaths since March 2020, plus 17 cases where Covid was listed as a ‘probable’ cause. The total number includes a 60:40 split between men and women, with 68% of those who have died being aged 80 or older. A Covid death is one where Covid-19, or suspected Covid-19, is mentioned on the death certificate.
This includes all cases where the virus is recorded, whether as the direct cause or in combination with other health conditions.
The latest data also shows:
– The Island’s number of active cases rose from 231 to 260 during the seven-day period to 19 May, with one person currently hospitalised after testing positive for Covid-19.
– Another 450 people were vaccinated at Fort Regent during the week to Sunday 15 May.
– The number of five-to-11-year-olds to have received a first dose of the vaccine rose by 21 to 324, representing 4% of this age group.
– Spring booster doses of the Covid vaccine have been given to 71% of over-80s and 76% of those aged 75 to 79.
Following the government’s announcement in late January regarding the de-escalation of measures relating to Covid-19, restrictions were eased across the following three months.
The last legal restriction, the requirement for those who had tested positive to isolate, ceased on 29 April, although government advice remains that anyone who is positive should still isolate for a minimum of five days and register negative results from two lateral-flow tests before leaving isolation.
