Covid Watch Committee: We need to stay alert in Corfu
coronavirus
16 Oct 2020
/ 16:03
CORFU. "It is clear that the virus is continuing to spread amongst the Corfu population and at an increased rate. The likelihood of multiple outbreaks and a local spike in the pandemic has increased," says the Municipal Covid Watch Committee report.
The Central Corfu Municipal Covid Watch Committee is continuing to monitor developments in the pandemic on a local level in real time. Today's report presents the Covid-19 situation in Corfu up to 15 October and has been published on the Municipal website.
The data shows that the situation in Corfu has changed from what was described in the previous two reports (14/9 and 30/9).
The spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 in the population of Corfu remains relatively limited in comparison with other areas of the country but is nevertheless increasing. In the first two weeks of October the Watch Committee recorded 17 confirmed new cases in the local population, whereas in the whole of September there were 10. In addition, following contact tracing and testing by EODY teams another 6 confirmed cases were detected in the first two weeks.
This increase comes mainly from cases recorded in the North and South Corfu Municipalities, whereas in the previous period local cases were mainly concentrated in Central Corfu and in particular around Corfu Town. There has also been an increase in the number hospitalised - 6 local residents were admitted to hospital in the first two weeks of October compared to 5 in the whole of September.
The real number of cases is greater than number of confirmed cases that have been recorded and cannot be calculated. Nevertheless, the increase in recorded cases and those hospitalised indicates a big increase in the transmission of the virus in the community.
It is clear that the virus is continuing to spread amongst the Corfu population and at an increased rate. The likelihood of multiple outbreaks and a local spike in the pandemic has increased. It is difficult to predict how big a spike there will be and when it will come. With the approach of winter, which generally assists the spread of viruses, we need to remain alert. It should again be stressed that continuous monitoring of the local epidemiological situation and timely identification and control of any infections remains extremely important.
The increased spread of the virus amongst the local Corfu population means that both the relevant authorities and the community must be on high alert. At the moment Corfu is at Level 2 (Moderate risk - Monitoring) on the national health safety map which has divided the regions into 4 Levels. Further increase in the spread of the virus and hospitalisations may lead to being moved to Level 3 (High risk - Increased monitoring) and the automatic imposition of restrictive measures based on the EODY algorithms.
The data shows that the situation in Corfu has changed from what was described in the previous two reports (14/9 and 30/9).
The spread of the novel SARS-CoV-2 in the population of Corfu remains relatively limited in comparison with other areas of the country but is nevertheless increasing. In the first two weeks of October the Watch Committee recorded 17 confirmed new cases in the local population, whereas in the whole of September there were 10. In addition, following contact tracing and testing by EODY teams another 6 confirmed cases were detected in the first two weeks.
This increase comes mainly from cases recorded in the North and South Corfu Municipalities, whereas in the previous period local cases were mainly concentrated in Central Corfu and in particular around Corfu Town. There has also been an increase in the number hospitalised - 6 local residents were admitted to hospital in the first two weeks of October compared to 5 in the whole of September.
The real number of cases is greater than number of confirmed cases that have been recorded and cannot be calculated. Nevertheless, the increase in recorded cases and those hospitalised indicates a big increase in the transmission of the virus in the community.
It is clear that the virus is continuing to spread amongst the Corfu population and at an increased rate. The likelihood of multiple outbreaks and a local spike in the pandemic has increased. It is difficult to predict how big a spike there will be and when it will come. With the approach of winter, which generally assists the spread of viruses, we need to remain alert. It should again be stressed that continuous monitoring of the local epidemiological situation and timely identification and control of any infections remains extremely important.
The increased spread of the virus amongst the local Corfu population means that both the relevant authorities and the community must be on high alert. At the moment Corfu is at Level 2 (Moderate risk - Monitoring) on the national health safety map which has divided the regions into 4 Levels. Further increase in the spread of the virus and hospitalisations may lead to being moved to Level 3 (High risk - Increased monitoring) and the automatic imposition of restrictive measures based on the EODY algorithms.
