THE Government's interactive Covid map, which once painted a very bleak picture of the Island, now shows our little rock in a much more favourable colour. 

In January, the Isle of Wight was awash in the colour burgundy, denoting the highest levels of Covid infection.

A coronavirus hotspot, the Island found itself among the worst in the country.

It recorded a seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population greater than 1,000. Only 29 lower tier local authorities in the UK had a higher rate at that time.

The Isle of Wight on the colour-coded map on January 9.

The Isle of Wight on the colour-coded map on January 9.

In the seven days up to January 4, just Yarmouth and Freshwater had registered an infection rate below the national average.

But by February, the narrative changed, and the Island's infection rate dropped dramatically.

On February 6, the Island registered a rolling rate of 207.4 ­— a stark contrast to January 9, when the figure stood at 1,110.2.

The Isle of Wight on the colour-coded map on February 6.

The Isle of Wight on the colour-coded map on February 6.

Toward the tail-end of February, nearly all areas of Newport, as well as Sandown, Brading, Bembridge, Ventnor and Wroxall, had too few cases to appear as a colour.

The Isle of Wight on the colour-coded map on February 25.

The Isle of Wight on the colour-coded map on February 25.

Today (Wednesday), the Isle of Wight appears to be heading even further in the right direction ­— so much so, that Covid has been all but eradicated in many areas.

All but two areas are now classed as 'suppressed', meaning there have been fewer than three cases recorded in the seven days up to April 1 (Thursday).

Only Shanklin Central and Lake (three cases) and Cowes West, Gurnard and Northwood (four cases) are coloured green.

Their weekly infection rates are still well below the UK average.

The map reveals the Isle of Wight's rolling infection rate, in the seven days up to April 1, stood at 13.4.

Public Health England figures released today (Wednesday) show four new cases have been recorded on the Isle of Wight.

Yesterday, eight new cases were confirmed.

No new cases were recorded on Monday, while three were recorded on Easter Sunday.

The latest data from St Mary's Hospital shows there were just three Covid patients on the wards as of last Tuesday.