Covid-19 Still Rife in Wimbledon Despite Recent Fall in Cases
Over 1,000 people infected in the area over last week
Hospitalisations across London have started to rise
The infection rate across the Wimbledon area appears to be falling but remains very high according to the latest data.
Parts of the SW19 area have infection rates of over 2,000 for the week to 28 December meaning that 2% if the population have tested positive in just seven days. The neighbourhood designated as Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road by the Office of National Statistics has a rate of 2,019.0 whereas Wimbledon Broadway North is at 2,014.3. The Wimbledon Hill and Wimbledon Common areas have the lowest infection rates at the moment but, even there, the levels are well above the national average.
The case rate is even higher in Raynes Park where it currently 2,246.5 with 187 found to have the virus.
The number of cases has dropped significantly from the peak levels seen just before Christmas with double digit falls in most areas. However, there remains a question mark as to whether this will mark the highest rate of spread of the Omicron virus. Health professionals have pointed out that relatively few people will have taken a test on Christmas Day with most people having checked their status a few days earlier. Also a shortage of tests meant that most local pharmacies did not have kits to hand out. There are concerns that infection rates may start to rise again following increased social mixing on New Year’s Eve but anecdotally the number of people venturing out was well below previous years.
Merton currently has the seventh highest infection rate of any borough in London at 1,905 per 100,000 compared Havering which has the top rate at 2,009.
The average for London in the week to 28 December was 1,720 with 154,884 new cases. This compares with 181,508 cases and a rate of 2016 for the previous week.
| Covid-19 Infection Rates in the Wimbledon Area | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Cases to 28 December | Change over last week (%) | Infection Rate per 100,000 |
Raynes Park |
187 |
-5.1 |
2,246.5 |
Wimbledon Park & Durnsford Road |
170 |
-26.7 |
2,019.0 |
Wimbledon Broadway North |
149 |
-31.0 |
2,014.3 |
South Wimbledon |
179 |
-24.5 |
1,972.2 |
Cottenham Park |
155 |
-15.8 |
1,920.7 |
Wimbledon Broadway South |
171 |
-27.8 |
1,898.5 |
Merton Park |
150 |
-10.2 |
1,896.6 |
| Wimbledon Chase (MSOA Merton 011) |
150 |
-27.9 |
1,816.2 |
Colliers Wood |
157 |
-39.8 |
1,641.2 |
Wimbledon Common |
82 |
-39.9 |
1,481.2 |
Wimbledon Hill |
114 |
-21.9 |
1,434.9 |
Source: ONS
In England as a whole, the infection rate is 1,385 with 783,221 new cases. This compares with 618,980 cases and a rate of 1095 for the previous week
The total number of Covid-19 cases identified in London to date is 1,858,322 comprising 16.5 percent of the England total of 11,272,332 cases
On 2 January there were 3,744 Covid-19 patients in London hospitals. This compares with 2,425 patients on 26 December 2021. Over the same period the number on ventilator beds rose from 224 to 230.
On 2 January 13 people in London died following an earlier positive Covid-19 test.
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January 3, 2022