Saturday update: 10 areas of York now have too few Covid cases to count; 3 areas show increases
Ten areas of York now have too few coronavirus cases to count, turning them white on the map of infections.
Heworth South & The Groves, and York City Centre, are the two latest areas with two cases or fewer.
Three areas are still showing a rise in rates: South Bank & Dringhouses; Clifton Without & Skelton; and Holgate West.
Meanwhile, a further 12 coronavirus cases were confirmed across York today (Saturday, 6 March).
It takes the cumulative total to 11,942 – giving an overall infection rate of 5,670 cases per 100,000 people.
In the last seven days 101 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – a decrease of 48 (-32.2%) week on week.
The rolling seven-day rate in York is 55.1 new cases per 100,000 people.
The English national average is 74.4, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 110.8.
There have been no more coronavirus-related death in the York council area, and two in the last seven days (down two / -50%).
Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 1 March:
New coronavirus cases in York by area, 7 Days to 1 March
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.| Area | Cases | 7 day rolling rate | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bank & Dringhouses | 18 | 230.7 | 11 (157.1%) |
| Clifton Without & Skelton | 14 | 164.6 | 6 (75.0%) |
| Holgate West | 12 | 128.1 | 5 (71.4%) |
| Fulford Road & Clementhorpe | 9 | 68.4 | -4 (-30.8%) |
| Acomb | 7 | 66.9 | -1 (-12.5%) |
| Fulford, Heslington & University | 6 | 62.6 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Haxby | 6 | 104.5 | -2 (-25.0%) |
| Heworth North & Stockton | 6 | 61.7 | -2 (-25.0%) |
| Tang Hall | 6 | 52.9 | -9 (-60.0%) |
| Strensall | 5 | 71.7 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Woodthorpe & Acomb Park | 5 | 53.5 | -2 (-28.6%) |
| Clifton North | 3 | 34.6 | -6 (-66.7%) |
| Holgate East | 3 | 33.0 | -4 (-57.1%) |
| Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood | 3 | 32.5 | -4 (-57.1%) |
| Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Dunnington, Elvington & Wheldrake | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Heworth South & The Groves | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Huntington | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| New Earswick | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Osbaldwick | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Rawcliffe & Clifton South | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| Wigginton | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
| York City Centre | 0-2 Data suppressed* | N/A | N/A |
In North Yorkshire, there were 39 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 28,301 – an infection rate of 4,579 cases per 100K.
There are 1,796 cases in Ryedale (up four), 4,595 in Selby (up ten), 7,366 in Harrogate (up 12), 4,057 in Hambleton (up four), 5,322 in Scarborough (up four), 2,493 in Richmondshire (up three) and 2,672 in Craven (up two).
There were no more coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today.
That leaves the total at 577 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: 4,213,343 (4,207,304)
- Daily total of people tested positive: 6,040 (5,947)
- Total number UK deaths: 124,419 (124,261)
- Daily UK deaths: 158 (236)
- Confirmed cases in York: 11,942 (11,930)
- Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 28,301 (28,262)
- Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 16,958 (16,923)
- People vaccinated – 1st dose: 21,796,278 as of 5 March (21,358,815)
- People vaccinated – 2nd dose: 1,090,840 as of 5 March (1,034,068)