Acton Sees Over a Thousand Covid Cases in a Week
More than 2% of the local population infected in just seven days
Covid hospital admissions have started to rise sharply
Acton appears to have been particularly hard hit by the Omicron variant of Covid-19 with over 1,000 people testing positive in the week before Christmas.
The W3 postcode area currently has infection rates well above the national, London and borough averages with the South Acton area worst affected with weekly infection rate of 2,865.9 per 100,000 population in seven days up to Christmas Eve. The next highest rate is in Acton Central at 2,368.9. A rate of over 2,000 means that 2% of the population in that area have tested positive in just seven days.
During December the infection rate doubled many times over but the rate of increase seems to have slowed over the last two days for which data is available. However, data on hospitalisations is showing a sharp increase.
It is believed that the high infection rates being reported were partly due to the large number of people taking tests in advance of Christmas when an increased level of intergenerational mixing was taking place. However, health experts say this is not overstating the prevalence of the disease but rather is revealing the significant number of asymptomatic cases that would have otherwise have been undiagnosed.
Testing levels have fallen during the Christmas holidays and are likely to remain at a reduced level into the new year because of the lack of availability of test kits. Both PCR and lateral flow tests have become difficult to acquire both through the government’s web site and at local pharmacies.
A pharmacist in the area said, “We are expected deliveries in the next few days but demand is high so we may continue to run out of stock. The only thing to do is pop in regularly. It’s like at the supermarket – if you turn up at the right time you’ll get what you need.”
The borough of Ealing has a relatively low infection rate compared to other local authority areas in London at 1,763 per 100,000. This compares to rates of 2,680 in Lambeth and 2,507 in Southwark.
The average infection rate for London in the week to 24 December is 1,986 per 100,000 with 178,827 new cases in seven days. This compares with 146,856 cases and a rate of 1631 for the previous week.
In England as a whole, 711,470 new cases were identified in the most recent week of data, a rate of 1258 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 491,482 cases and a rate of 869 for the previous week.
Hospitalisations are rising sharply with the number of people in London hospitals being treated for Covid-19 at 3,310 on 29 December compared to 2,036 the week before.
On 29 December 2there were 229 Covid-19 patients in mechanical ventilation beds in London hospitals. This compares with 198 patients a week earlier.
Deaths from Covid-19 are on the rise with 36 people reported to have died in London on Monday (27 December) after testing positive. Monday does tend to have a higher number of reports because it includes deaths that took place at the weekend. This Wednesday (29 December) 9 people died in London after testing positive.
Up to and including 6,292,452 people in London had received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 5,704,288 had received two doses and 3,460,494 people had received either a third vaccine dose or a booster dose. The advice from the government remains that you should get vaccinated or receive your booster as soon as possible.
| Covid-19 Infections in Acton to 24 December | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | Rolling weekly coronavirus rate | Rolling number of cases | Percentage increase |
| South Acton | 2,865.9 |
225 |
33.1 |
| Acton Central | 2,368.5 |
209 |
24.4 |
| Ealing Common & Twyford Ave | 1,836.1 |
153 |
0.0 |
| North Acton | 1,920.1 |
227 |
12.4 |
| East Acton | 1,853.4 |
227 |
32.0 |
| Acton Noel Road & Lunton Road | 1,807.3 |
127 |
15.5 |
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December 30, 2021