Saturday update: 337 new coronavirus cases confirmed in York and North Yorkshire
A further 99 coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Saturday, 28 August).
That takes the cumulative case total to 19,921 – giving an overall infection rate of 9,440.7 cases per 100,000 people.
In the last seven days 572 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down 121 (-17.5%) week on week.
The rolling seven-day rate in York is 306.6 new cases per 100,000 people (647 cases).
The English national average is 331.2, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 357.9.
There were no coronavirus deaths in the City of York Council area reported today, and three in the last seven days (as at 28 August).
Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 23 August:
New coronavirus cases in York by area, 7 Days to 23 August
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood | 48 | 520.1 | 20 (71.4%) |
| York City Centre | 45 | 334.0 | 3 (7.1%) |
| Strensall | 41 | 588.2 | 3 (7.9%) |
| Clifton Without & Skelton | 37 | 434.9 | 11 (42.3%) |
| Woodthorpe & Acomb Park | 33 | 353.2 | 2 (6.5%) |
| Clifton North | 32 | 369.1 | 8 (33.3%) |
| Tang Hall | 30 | 264.5 | 2 (7.1%) |
| Holgate East | 29 | 319.1 | -2 (-6.5%) |
| Fulford Road & Clementhorpe | 28 | 212.7 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Heworth North & Stockton | 28 | 288.0 | -5 (-15.2%) |
| Heworth South & The Groves | 28 | 244.7 | -15 (-34.9%) |
| Acomb | 27 | 257.9 | -11 (-28.9%) |
| Holgate West | 26 | 277.5 | -8 (-23.5%) |
| Wigginton | 26 | 426.3 | 2 (8.3%) |
| Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe | 23 | 277.2 | 12 (109.1%) |
| Fulford, Heslington & University | 23 | 239.8 | -2 (-8.0%) |
| Rawcliffe & Clifton South | 23 | 273.6 | -8 (-25.8%) |
| Dunnington, Elvington & Wheldrake | 22 | 339.6 | 0 (0.0%) |
| South Bank & Dringhouses | 21 | 269.2 | -6 (-22.2%) |
| Haxby | 18 | 313.4 | -5 (-21.7%) |
| Osbaldwick | 18 | 214.2 | -10 (-35.7%) |
| Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham | 18 | 282.4 | 7 (63.6%) |
| New Earswick | 17 | 295.5 | 4 (30.8%) |
| Huntington | 6 | 87.3 | -28 (-82.4%) |
In North Yorkshire, there were 238 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 50,141 – an infection rate of 8,079.3 cases per 100K.
There are:
- 3,202 cases in Ryedale (up 21) – 393.7 case rate per 100K
- 8,404 in Selby (up 37) – 354.4
- 13,126 in Harrogate (up 55) – 316.9
- 7,126 in Hambleton (up 33) – 246.9
- 9,067 in Scarborough (up 49) – 294.3
- 4,434 in Richmondshire (up 16) – 294.1
- 4,782 in Craven (up 27) – 343.6.
At weekends, the NHS doesn’t issue figures for coronavirus deaths in hospital trusts.
There were five coronavirus patients admitted to the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust trust on 22 August, and 43 in the previous seven days (up 18).
Today’s key figures
| Statistic | Today | Yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| Total of people tested positive in the UK: | 6,698,486 | 6,666,399 |
| Daily total of people tested positive: | 32,406 | 38,046 |
| Daily UK deaths: | 133 | 100 |
| Total number UK deaths: | 132,376 | 132,243 |
| Confirmed cases in York: | 19,921 | 19,822 |
| Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: | 50,141 | 49,903 |
| Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: | 30,892 | 30,718 |
| People vaccinated in York – 1st dose | 49 | 148,406 in total |
| People vaccinated in York – 2nd dose | 835 | 130,995 |
| People vaccinated UK – 1st dose | 47,958,928 | 47,915,768 |
| People vaccinated UK – 2nd dose | 42,507,601 | 42,379,353 |