The latest Covid-19 test results show cases across Andover and northern Test Valley continue to decline, with only four areas having a significant number of cases.
Nine areas, including urban and rural areas, had the lowest number of cases, with rates recorded as suppressed. When cases are less than three, the exact number is not published to protect the identities of those with the virus.
In the week leading up to April 9, Test Valley recorded 40 cases, an increase of two from the week before, with a rolling rate of 31.7 cases per 100,000 people – higher than the English average.
Test Valley is also broken into smaller geographic areas, known as MSOAs, or Middle Layer Super Output Areas, which are smaller, postcode-linked areas that are used for a range of government statistics.
Breaking down the cases over the week up to April 9 by area, many of the MSOAs continued to decline.
Last week’s area with the highest number of cases, Tidworth & Ludgershall, is now suppressed, with Andover London Road & East Anton having had two additional cases since last week to bring it to 10 cases and a rolling rate of 58.9 per 100,000.
Andover West, meanwhile, has six cases and a slightly higher rate, of 59.4. Whitchurch & Ashmansworth was next, with three cases and a rate of 42.1, with Andover Newbury Road the only other area with cases, with three cases and a rate of 39.1.
All other areas surrounding Andover were suppressed.
As of Wednesday, April 14, Test Valley had reported 5,337 positive cases of Covid-19. There have so far been 247 deaths with Covid-19 recorded as the cause of death.
As of Thursday, April 8, 65,939 residents of the borough had received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
Here’s the cases and rates over the week to April 9 broken down by each MSOA, with numbers first, and rates in brackets:
Andover London Road & East Anton – 10 (58.9)
Andover West – 6 (59.4)
Whitchurch & Ashmansworth – 3 (42.1)
Andover Newbury Road – 3 (39.1)
Andover Central – Suppressed
Andover Charlton & Bourne Valley – Suppressed
Andover South – Suppressed
Chilbolton, Clatford & Barton Stacey – Suppressed
Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge – Suppressed
Overton & North Waltham – Suppressed
Over Wallop & Shipton Bellinger – Suppressed
Tidworth & Ludgershall – Suppressed
South Wonston, Sutton Scotney and Micheldever – Suppressed
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