Another big rise in Delta variant Covid cases in York and North Yorkshire
The latest figures show that the Delta variant is fuelling the big increase in Covid-19 cases in York and North Yorkshire.
A weekly update shows that the number of cases have risen 133% week on week in York, from 171 in the seven days to 16 June to 399 to 23 June.
The biggest rises were in more rural areas of North Yorkshire. Richmondshire’s Delta variant cases increased by 188%.
Delta variant Covid-19 by council area
| Council area | Week to 23/06 | Week to 16/06 | Week to 23/06 | Week % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 51 | 171 | 399 | 133.33% |
| Ryedale | 5 | 17 | 34 | 100.00% |
| Selby | 55 | 100 | 213 | 113.00% |
| Harrogate | 61 | 125 | 233 | 86.40% |
| Hambleton | 18 | 35 | 59 | 68.57% |
| Scarborough | 20 | 32 | 53 | 65.63% |
| Richmondshire | 8 | 25 | 72 | 188.00% |
| Craven | 11 | 43 | 105 | 144.19% |
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The variant accounts for York’s case rate hitting 195 per 100,000 people – higher than both the national and Yorkshire averages.
And it means the Government should not rush into easing Covid-19 restrictions in England in July – but data is looking “encouraging”, an expert has said.
Earlier this month, concerns over the spread of the Delta variant led to Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushing back the June 21 target date to remove all legal limits on social contact to July 19.
Professor Sir Peter Horby, chairman of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag), said: “We always have to be driven by the data, not the dates.”
He told the the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show: “So we’re watching it very carefully and there will be a lot of analysis of the data coming up to that date, to make sure we’re comfortable with that release.
“At the moment, the data is encouraging that we can do that. But we have to make sure that we follow the data.”