A colour-coded interactive map, produced by the government, shows how steeply Covid-19 cases are on the rise on the Isle of Wight.

The map uses increasingly dark colours to show the average rolling rate of infections, over seven days, per 100,000 people.

Yesterday (Sunday), the Isle of Wight changed from light blue (for between 100 and 199 cases) to dark blue (for 200-399).

Above dark blue, there is purple and black.

The average rate lags 5 days behind the current daily data and in the week to August 10 it stood at 235.4.

However in recent days, around 100 cases per day have been confirmed on the Isle of Wight.

Today's data will be released at 4pm.

Meanwhile, from today (August 16), people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer have to isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus.

Those who have had both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, or are under 18, will not have to spend 10 days in quarantine if they are a contact of a positive case.

The change has been hailed “another step back towards normality”.

They will be advised to take a PCR test, but it will not be compulsory and they will not have to self-isolate while they wait for the result.

However, if you develop symptoms, you will still need to self-isolate and get a PCR test, and stay in isolation until the result comes back.

The new guidance applies to those who had the final dose of an approved vaccine at least 14 days before coming into contact with a positive case.

The government says the vaccine appears to break the link between getting Covid-19 and its most serious symptoms.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust says there has not been a large increase in the number of people being admitted to hospital here in the recent weeks.  

During the last peak, in January, the Island appeared as purple on the map and recorded a rolling average of 778.7 per 100,000 people in the week to January 14.

People were also dying - and by January 18 there had been 32 deaths in hospital in January alone.