New data shows that there has been 203 new coronavirus cases across Swindon in the latest 7 day reporting period.
This is down from the 260 cases that were recorded in the 7 days up to last Friday, 12th February.
The seven-day rolling average rate of cases currently stands at 91 per 100,000 people, a decrease from last weeks figure of 117 per 100,000.
Cases per 100,000 for rolling seven days
England 129 (down from 175)
South West 84 (down from 117)
Swindon 91 (down from 117)
Fourteen people have sadly passed away in the past week after receiving a positive Covid-19 test within the past 28 days.
This now brings the total of deaths in Swindon to 250 since the start of the pandemic.
Steve Maddern, Director of Public Health at Swindon Borough Council said: “Although we continue to see the case rate and number of COVID-19 hospital patients decline, we should remember this is relative to the peak spike we saw in January.
“Around 20,100 COVID-19 patients are currently in hospital across the UK – which is only slightly lower than at the first peak last April.
“We have all made huge sacrifices and don’t want to see these hard-won gains squandered, slipping back to where we were. This is a complex, evolving situation where the vaccine will play a critical part, but we are still learning about its effectiveness.”
