Live: Coronavirus – A daily bulletin of the cases in and around York

Tuesday update: Three more coronavirus cases in York

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Another three coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Tuesday, 13 April).

That takes the cumulative total to 12,170 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,778.2 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last seven days 23 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down three (-11.5%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is 10.0 new cases per 100,000 people (21 cases in the week to 9 April). That’s down from 17.6 in the previous seven days (37 cases in the week to 2 April).

The English national average is 27.4, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 61.

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths in the York council area today, and none in the last seven days (down two / 0%).

Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 8 April:

In North Yorkshire, there were 23 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 29,451  – an infection rate of 4,765.1 cases per 100K.

There are 1,866 cases in Ryedale (up three), 4,893 in Selby (up six), 7,601 in Harrogate (up five), 4,178 in Hambleton (up two), 5,525 in Scarborough (up seven), 2,604 in Richmondshire (no change) and 2,784 in Craven (no change).

There was one more coronavirus-related death reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today.

That takes the total to 588 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

• Total of people tested positive in the UK: 4,375,814 (4,373,343)
• Daily total of people tested positive: 2,472 (3,568)
• Total number UK deaths: 127,123 (127,100)
• Daily UK deaths: 23 (13)
• Confirmed cases in York: 12,170 (12,167)
• Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 29,451 (29,428)
• Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 17,983 (17,965)
• People vaccinated – 1st dose: 32,250,481 as of 12 April (32,190,576)
• People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 7,857,396 as of 12 April (7,656,205)

Monday update: York’s coronavirus rate remains in single figures on first day of reopening

1 day ago

A further eight coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Monday, 12 April) – the first day of the reopening after lockdown.

That takes the cumulative total to 12,167 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,776.8 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last seven days 20 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down nine (-31%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is 13.3 new cases per 100,000 people (28 cases in the week to 8 April). That’s down from 14.7 in the previous seven days (31 cases in the week to 1 April).

The English national average is 28.1, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 62.4.

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths in the York council area today, and none in the last seven days (down two / 0%).

Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 7 April:

In North Yorkshire, there were 34 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 29,428  – an infection rate of 4,761.4 cases per 100K.

There are 1,863 cases in Ryedale (up two), 4,887 in Selby (up nine), 7,596 in Harrogate (up 11), 4,176 in Hambleton (up five), 5,518 in Scarborough (up one), 2,604 in Richmondshire (up one) and 2,784 in Craven (up five).

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today. The last deaths were on Sunday, 11 April.

That leaves the total at 587 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

• Total of people tested positive in the UK: 4,373,343 (4,369,775)
• Daily total of people tested positive: 3,568 (1,730)
• Total number UK deaths: 127,100 (127,087)
• Daily UK deaths: 13 (7)
• Confirmed cases in York: 12,167 (12,159)
• Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 29,428 (29,394)
• Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 17,965 (17,936)
• People vaccinated – 1st dose: 32,190,576 as of 11 April (32,121,353)
• People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 7,656,205 as of 11 April (7,466,540)

Sunday update: York’s coronavirus rate drops to single figures

2 days ago

The number of coronavirus cases in York has fallen by three today (Sunday, 11 April).

After another adjustment, it leaves the cumulative total at 12,159 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,773 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last seven days 16 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down 20 (-55.6%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is nine new cases per 100,000 people.

The English national average is 29.3, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 64.3.

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths in the York council area today, and none in the last seven days (down two / 0%).

Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 6 April:

In North Yorkshire, there were 18 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 29,394  – an infection rate of 4,755.9 cases per 100K.

There are 1,861 cases in Ryedale (up four), 4,878 in Selby (up seven), 7,585 in Harrogate (up one), 4,171 in Hambleton (no change), 5,517 in Scarborough (up five), 2,603 in Richmondshire (up one) and 2,779 in Craven (no change).

There were two more coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today.

That takes the total to 587 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

• Total of people tested positive in the UK: 4,369,775 (4,368,045)
• Daily total of people tested positive: 1,730 (2,589)
• Total number UK deaths: 127,087 (127,080)
• Daily UK deaths: 7 (40)
• Confirmed cases in York: 12,159 (12,162)
• Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 29,394 (29,376)
• Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 17,936 (17,907)
• People vaccinated – 1st dose: 32,121,353 as of 10 April (32,010,244)
• People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 7,466,540 as of 10 April (6,991,310)

Saturday update: 13 new coronavirus cases across York and North Yorkshire

3 days ago

There were six coronavirus cases confirmed in York today (Saturday, 10 April).

It takes the cumulative total to 12,162 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,774.4 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last seven days 20 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down 15 (-42.9%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is 11.4 new cases per 100,000 people.

The English national average is 30.1, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 66.6.

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths in the York council area today, and one in the last seven days (no change).

Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 5 April:

In North Yorkshire, there were seven new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 29,376  – an infection rate of 4,753 cases per 100K.

There are 1,857 cases in Ryedale (up one), 4,871 in Selby (up four), 7,584 in Harrogate (up one), 4,171 in Hambleton (down two), 5,512 in Scarborough (up one), 2,602 in Richmondshire (up one) and 2,779 in Craven (up one).

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today. The last death was on Thursday, 8 April.

That leaves the total at 585 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

• Total of people tested positive in the UK: 4,368,045 (4,365,461)
• Daily total of people tested positive: 2,589 (3,150)
• Total number UK deaths: 127,080 (126,980)
• Daily UK deaths: 40 (60)
• Confirmed cases in York: 12,162 (12,156)
• Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 29,376 (29,369)
• Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 17,907 (17,895)
• People vaccinated – 1st dose: 32,010,244 as of 9 April (31,903,366)
• People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 6,991,310 as of 9 April (6,541,174)

Friday update: Number of coronavirus cases DROPS by 69 in York – after change in the reporting rules

4 days ago

The total of number of people who have had coronavirus in York dropped by 69 today (Friday, 9 April).

That is because the health authorities have changed the way cases are reported – removing some positive rapid lateral flow test results from the figures. You can find the full details here. Across the country, 8,010 cases have been removed.

It reduces the cumulative York total to 12,156 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,771.6 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last seven days 20 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down nine (-31%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is 11.4 new cases per 100,000 people (24 cases in the week to 5 April). That’s down from 22.8 in the previous seven days (48 cases in the week to 29 March).

The English national average is 31.9, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 68.1.

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths in the York council area today, and one in the last seven days (no change).

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

Weekly data

Triage: As at 5 April there had been 73 Covid triages in the York area in the previous seven days. There were 58 last week.

Exceedance: The PHE ‘Exceedance’ rating compares the number of new cases over a 14 day period with the previous six weeks and provides a red-amber-green rating to indicate if the trend is worsening. The rating for York is Red. It was Red last week. This is due to a higher than expected number of cases on two occasions in the most recent 14 day monitoring period.

Testing: As at 6 April, the seven-day positivity rate in York (Pillar 2 PCR tests only) was 0.67%. That’s down from 0.71% last week. The national and regional averages are 1.8% and 4.1% respectively. The latest 7 day positivity rate in York for Pillar 1 tests only was 0.1%. The national average is 0.8%.

Contact tracing: Since 28 May, 11,349 laboratory-confirmed Covid cases in York have been uploaded into the NHS Test and Trace system and 10,247 of the cases have been completed (90.3%). Altogether 26,455 contacts have been identified and 20,070 of these have been traced (75.9%).

Cases in care homes: As at 8 April, there were no care homes in the York area with at least one case of Covid-19 affecting either a staff member or resident.

Cases in schools: In the seven days up to 5 April March there were seven children of primary and secondary school age who tested positive across three schools, down from six the week before.

Deaths: In the ONS data up to 19 March, 386 coronavirus-related deaths were recorded as having occurred for York residents (226 in hospital, 131 in care homes, 21 at home and eight in a hospice). This data hasn’t been updated since last week.

Covid bed occupancy: As at 31 March, there were nine confirmed Covid-19 patients in General and Acute beds at York Hospital. The peak number was 157 on 19 January. There were three confirmed Covid-19 patients in the Intensive Treatment Unit.

Vaccinations: As at 7 April 93,351 York residents had received the first dose (44.3% of the population) and 16,734 had received both doses (7.9% of the population).

For the reasons outlined above, the North Yorkshire cumulative total dropped by 60 to 29,369  today – an infection rate of 4,751.9 cases per 100K.

There are 1,856 cases in Ryedale (down 11), 4,867 in Selby (down two), 7,583 in Harrogate (down 25), 4,173 in Hambleton (down 11), 5,511 in Scarborough (down eight), 2,601 in Richmondshire (down one) and 2,778 in Craven (down two).

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today. The last death was on Thursday, 8 April.

That leaves the total at 585 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

• Total of people tested positive in the UK: 4,365,461 (4,370,321)
• Daily total of people tested positive: 3,150 (3,030)
• Total number UK deaths: 127,040 (126,980)
• Daily UK deaths: 60 (53)
• Confirmed cases in York: 12,156 (12,225)
• Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 29,369 (29,429)
• Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 17,895 (17,915)
• People vaccinated – 1st dose: 31,903,366 as of 8 April (31,807,124)
• People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 6,541,174 as of 8 April (6,091,905)

Thursday update: Another coronavirus death in York NHS Trust – but case rate falls to 12

5 days ago

There were six coronavirus cases confirmed in York today (Thursday, 8 April).

It takes the cumulative total to 12,225 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,804.3 cases per 100,000 people.

In the last seven days 24 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down 17 (-41.5%) week on week.

The rolling seven-day rate in York is 12.3 new cases per 100,000 people (26 cases in the week to 4 April). That’s down from 29.0 in the previous seven days (61 cases in the week to 28 March).

The English national average is 37, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 75.5.

There were no more coronavirus-related deaths in the York council area today, and one in the last seven days (no change).

The latest figures show 72,684 of people 50 or over in York – or 96.3% – had been given one dose of the vaccine by 4 April.

Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 3 April:

In North Yorkshire, there were 26 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 29,429  – an infection rate of 4,761.6 cases per 100K.

There are 1,867 cases in Ryedale (up one), 4,869 in Selby (up five), 7,608 in Harrogate (up five), 4,184 in Hambleton (no change), 5,519 in Scarborough (up five), 2,602 in Richmondshire (up three) and 2,780 in Craven (up seven).

There was one more coronavirus-related death reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today. It is the first death since Friday, 2 April.

That takes the total to 585 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).

Here are the updated figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):

• Total of people tested positive in the UK: 4,370,321 (4,367,291)
• Daily total of people tested positive: 3,030 (2,763)
• Total number UK deaths: 126,980 (126,927)
• Daily UK deaths: 53 (45)
• Confirmed cases in York: 12,225 (12,219)
• Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 29,429 (29,403)
• Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 17,915 (17,892)
• People vaccinated – 1st dose: 31,807,124 as of 7 April (31,707,594)
• People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 6,091,905 as of 7 April (5,683,509)