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Aged 18-29? Get a jab
24/06/2021
50% of new cases last week were in young adults
There’s another call for young people in Oxfordshire to get vaccinated against COVID as soon as they can and to continue with twice-weekly testing.
In the seven days up to 18 June cases increased to 422 across the county – up from 283 during the previous week. Half of these positive cases fell within the 18 – 29 age group.
The overall case rate in Oxfordshire stands at 61 per 100,000 people. In the Cherwell District it stands at 47.8 per 100,000 of the population – slightly up from 38.5 last week.
Within the Banbury FM area there were 31 new COVID cases last week.
Ansaf Azhar, Oxfordshire County Council’s Director of Public Health, said: “The Delta variant is being shown to be considerably more transmissible than the previously dominant Alpha variant, and this is clear in Oxfordshire where we have seen an almost fifty per cent increase in new cases over the past week alone.
“It seems that this variant appears to have hit the younger age groups in Oxfordshire hardest, and unfortunately it is this age group which is also the least likely to have received their vaccines yet.
“Therefore, we are encouraging everybody over the age of 18 to book their jab as soon as they receive the text message alert. They may be invited to their GP practice or they can book an appointment through the national NHS booking service.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam