Thursday update: Number of Covid patients in hospital goes up
Another 74 coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Thursday, 7 October).
That takes the cumulative case total to 22,667 – giving an overall infection rate of 10,742 cases per 100,000 people.
In the last seven days 470 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – down 39 (7.7%) week on week.
The rolling seven-day rate in York is 234.6 new cases per 100,000 people. The English national average is 332.6, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 410.5.
There were no coronavirus deaths in the City of York Council area reported today, and three in the last seven days (as at 7 October).
Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 2 October:
New coronavirus cases in York by area, 7 Days to 2 October
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe | 31 | 374.0 | 3 (10.7%) |
| Strensall | 31 | 446.5 | -15 (-32.6%) |
| Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood | 31 | 341.3 | 5 (19.2%) |
| Woodthorpe & Acomb Park | 29 | 310.3 | 11 (61.1%) |
| Holgate West | 28 | 299.7 | 12 (75.0%) |
| Acomb | 26 | 248.6 | 1 (4.0%) |
| Holgate East | 26 | 286.8 | 8 (44.4%) |
| South Bank & Dringhouses | 26 | 327.5 | 8 (44.4%) |
| Clifton Without & Skelton | 25 | 292.7 | 5 (25.0%) |
| Haxby | 24 | 419.9 | -23 (-48.9%) |
| Heworth North & Stockton | 23 | 237.8 | 4 (21.1%) |
| Wigginton | 23 | 380.0 | -1 (-4.2%) |
| Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham | 21 | 332.8 | -3 (-12.5%) |
| Huntington | 20 | 293.8 | 9 (81.8%) |
| Rawcliffe & Clifton South | 20 | 240.3 | 1 (5.3%) |
| Clifton North | 16 | 183.7 | -4 (-20.0%) |
| New Earswick | 16 | 275.8 | -1 (-5.9%) |
| Heworth South & The Groves | 15 | 131.6 | -3 (-16.7%) |
| Fulford, Heslington & University | 14 | 143.2 | 1 (7.7%) |
| Fulford Road & Clementhorpe | 13 | 97.9 | -2 (-13.3%) |
| Tang Hall | 12 | 106.8 | -2 (-14.3%) |
| Osbaldwick | 11 | 129.0 | -2 (-15.4%) |
| York City Centre | 9 | 64.6 | -13 (-59.1%) |
| Dunnington, Elvington & Wheldrake | 5 | 77.5 | -3 (-37.5%) |
In North Yorkshire, there were 484 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 63,572 – an infection rate of 10,243.5 cases per 100K.
There are:
- 4,106 cases in Ryedale (up 31) – 269.6 case rate per 100K
- 10,415 in Selby (up 55) – 421
- 17,374 in Harrogate (up 169) – 532.4
- 8,895 in Hambleton (up 49) – 446
- 11,602 in Scarborough (up 97) – 472.7
- 5,282 in Richmondshire (up 20) – 281
- 5,898 in Craven (up 63) – 388.9.
There were no coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today.
That leaves the total at 656 across the trust (York and Scarborough Hospitals).
There were eight coronavirus patients admitted to the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust trust on 3 October, and 38 in the previous seven days (up seven).
Today’s key figures
| Statistic | Today | Yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| Daily total of people tested positive: | 40,701 | 39,851 |
| Total of people tested positive in the UK: | 8,046,390 | 8,006,660 |
| Daily UK deaths: | 122 | 143 |
| Total number UK deaths: | 137,417 | 137,295 |
| Confirmed cases in York: | 22,667 | 22,593 |
| Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: | 63,572 | 63,088 |
| Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: | 38,223 | 37,962 |
| People vaccinated in York – 1st dose | Daily: 757 Total: 153,190 | Daily: 8 Total: 152,433 |
| People vaccinated in York – 2nd dose | Daily: 158 Total: 142,635 | Daily: 66 Total: 142,477 |
| People vaccinated UK – 1st dose | Daily: 32,828 Total: 49,068,705 | Daily: 41,347 Total: 49,035,877 |
| People vaccinated UK – 2nd dose | Daily: 28,576 Total: 45,078,529 | Daily: 28,572 Total: 45,049,953 |