5 May 2021
 It’s easier to take twice weekly, rapid response COVID-19 tests when you don’t have symptoms.
How to get tested:
Don't forget to report your result to the NHS after using a rapid lateral flow test kit.
From Saturday 8 May, Newclose will no longer provide lateral flow test (LFT) kits to use at home and will become testing centre only for people with symptoms or who have tested positive with an LFT test again. It will be open 7 days a week, from 8.30am to 4.30pm. Please book a test if:
- You test positive on a rapid response test.
- You have COVID symptoms.
 If you have COVID-19, you need to make sure you don't pass it on to anyone else. Self-isolating will help us return to a more normal way of life.
Self-isolate with the support you need:
Financial support:
Day to day living:
- Take this opportunity to plan ahead and have a conversation with your family, friends and neighbours to see how you can help each other if required. Consider how you would access food? Who would walk your dog? Who would pick up your prescription? And can you work from home?
- Call our COVID-19 helpline on (01983) 823600 for support with food and medicine. They can help if you don't have a support network around you.
Mental health support:
 Election day is approaching fast!
If you’re voting in person on Thursday 6 May, don’t forget:
- Wear a face covering.
- Bring your own pen or pencil if you can.
- Only vote at the polling station if you are feeling well.
To help keep each other safe, take a free rapid response COVID-19 test for people without symptoms before heading to the polling station.
If you do feel unwell, don't worry, you won't lose your vote. You can get a proxy vote up to 5pm on election day.
Please note you don’t need your poll card to be able to vote. As long as you have registered to vote, the polling stations will be able to check you off the list.
 These are the latest published vaccination and COVID-19 stats for the Isle of Wight, from NHS England and Public Health England, respectively.
Cases are expected to fluctuate as we come out of lockdown and the government’s programme of rapid response testing for people without symptoms is rolled out.
You can read the full report here: https://www.iow.gov.uk/covid19_data
The COVID-19 statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by Public Health England on 3 May 2021 at 7.32pm including data up to 2 May 2021.
The vaccination statistics for the Isle of Wight, published by NHS England on 29 April 2021 including data up to 25 April 2021.
The graphic shows:
- 89,590 – The number of island residents who have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
- 6,807 - The number of confirmed cases to date of Island residents who have received a positive COVID-19 test result since March 2020. This is based on the residential address of the person tested rather than where they are registered with a GP.
- 13 - The number of positive cases in the seven-day period.
- 9.2 - Weekly cases per 100,000. This is the number of Island residents who have received a positive COVID-19 test result in the seven-day period, divided by the total population of the Island.
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