Thursday update: 66 more coronavirus cases confirmed in York

The Pfizer vaccine. Photograph: PA wire

A further 66 coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Thursday, 9 September).

That takes the cumulative case total to 20,821 – giving an overall infection rate of 9,867.2 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last a days 498 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down 77 (-13.4%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is 253.1 new cases per 100,000 people (534 cases in the week to 5 September). That’s down from 262.5 in the previous seven days (554 cases in the week to 29 August).

The English national average is 330.7, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 380.8.

There were no coronavirus deaths in the City of York Council area reported today, and two in the last seven days (as at 9 September).

Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 4 September:

New coronavirus cases in York by area, 7 Days to 4 September

Coronavirus (COVID-19) positive cases by Middle Super Output Area. Seven day rates are expressed per 100,000 population. On a phone scroll horizontally to see all the data. Source *Suppressed rates: MSOA level rates are suppressed where there have been fewer than 3 cases in a seven-day period. This is to protect the privacy of individuals and prevent disclosure.

In North Yorkshire, there were 362 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 53,906 – an infection rate of 8,686 cases per 100K.

There are:

  • 3,502 cases in Ryedale (up 22) – 329 case rate per 100K
  • 9,013 in Selby (up 47) – 412.2
  • 14,292 in Harrogate (up 126) – 402.4
  • 7,601 in Hambleton (up 45) – 294.8
  • 9,733 in Scarborough (up 73) – 373.4
  • 4,703 in Richmondshire (up 31) – 271.7
  • 5,062 in Craven (up 18) – 317.4.

There were no coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today.

That leaves the total at 636 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

There were four coronavirus patients admitted to the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust trust on 5 September, and 42 in the previous seven days (up 11).

Today’s key figures

StatisticTodayYesterday
Total of people tested positive in the UK:7,132,0727,094,592
Daily total of people tested positive:38,01338,975
Daily UK deaths:167191
Total number UK deaths:133,841133,674
Confirmed cases in York:20,82120,755
Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire:53,90653,544
Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire:33,38933,188
People vaccinated in York – 1st dose33151,494 in total
People vaccinated in York – 2nd dose253137,522 in total
People vaccinated UK – 1st dose48,344,56648,319,435
People vaccinated UK – 2nd dose43,708,90643,620,946