Most areas continue to see sharp falls in the number of positive tests
Experts believe the vaccination programme is not yet influencing infection rates
The trend of falling infection rates across Putney and Roehampton has continued according to the most recent data.
Most parts of the SW15 postcode area saw double digit falls in the number of cases with the sharpest fall being in the Putney Embankment and Lower Common area which showed a 73.9% fall in the week to the 30 January to just 6 new cases giving an infection rate of just 69.9 per 100,000 population. The next lowest level of infection is in East Putney where there was just 12 cases.
Roehampton continues to have higher rates of infection although these too are substantially down on peak levels. However, there was a rebound in the number of cases in Roehampton North West where they increased by 23.1% to give an infection rate of 449.3.
Wandsworth borough as a whole has a prevalence of the virus below the London average at 236 per 100,000.
For the purpose of gathering this data the Office of National Statistics divides the country up into Middle Super Output Areas (MSOAs).
| Covid-19 Infections in the week to 30 January 2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (MSOA) | Cases | Rate per 100,000 | Change (%) | Deaths since March |
| Roehampton North West | 32 |
449.3 |
23.1 |
3 |
| Roehampton South & Putney Vale | 29 |
347.9 |
-40.8 |
11 |
| Roehampton North East | 32 |
283.4 |
-36.0 |
12 |
| West Hill North | 19 |
259.7 |
-48.6 |
11 |
| Putney West | 23 |
255.4 |
-14.8 |
3 |
| West Hill South | 19 |
250.9 |
-5.0 |
3 |
| Putney Town & Wandsworth Park | 18 |
152.2 |
5.9 |
3 |
| Southfields North | 13 |
135.1 |
-62.9 |
5 |
| East Putney | 12 |
129.5 |
-36.8 |
3 |
| Putney Embankment & Lower Common | 6 |
69.9 |
-73.9 |
1 |
Source: Office of National Statistics
MSOAs in the SW15 area
On 4 February the number of new people tested positive for Covid-19 in London was reported as 3,268 bringing the total number of cases in London to over 668,000.
This compares to a figure of 3,408,879 cases for England as a whole
In the most recent week of complete data, 24 January 2021 - 30 January 2021, 26,210 cases were identified in London, a rate of 292 cases per 100,000 population. This compares with 42,452 cases and a rate of 474 for the previous week.
Experts believe that the fall is not due to the vaccination programme because it is too early for its effect to be seen in infection rates but it will have an impact later on.
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February 9, 2021
