Tuesday update: Another 189 coronavirus cases confirmed in York
A further 189 coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Tuesday, 5 January).
It takes the cumulative total to 8,080 – giving an overall infection rate of 3,836.3 cases per 100,000 people.
In the last seven days there have been 1,190 positive Covid-19 tests in York – an increase of 573 (92.9%) week on week.
The rolling seven-day rate in York is 496.6 new cases per 100,000 people (1,046 cases in the week to 1 January). That’s up from 236.4 in the previous seven days (498 cases in the week to 25 December).
Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 31 December:
New coronavirus cases in York by area, 7 Days to 31 December
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodthorpe & Acomb Park | 111 | 1,188.2 | 63 (131.2%) |
| Acomb | 61 | 582.7 | 29 (90.6%) |
| Clifton Without & Skelton | 60 | 705.2 | 36 (150.0%) |
| Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood | 56 | 606.8 | 22 (64.7%) |
| South Bank & Dringhouses | 52 | 666.6 | 31 (147.6%) |
| Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe | 52 | 626.8 | 8 (18.2%) |
| Holgate West | 48 | 512.3 | 26 (118.2%) |
| York City Centre | 46 | 341.4 | 16 (53.3%) |
| Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham | 43 | 674.6 | 14 (48.3%) |
| Rawcliffe & Clifton South | 41 | 487.7 | 13 (46.4%) |
| Heworth South & The Groves | 41 | 358.3 | 29 (241.7%) |
| Fulford Road & Clementhorpe | 37 | 281.0 | 21 (131.2%) |
| Dunnington, Elvington & Wheldrake | 36 | 555.6 | 5 (16.1%) |
| Huntington | 34 | 494.8 | 12 (54.5%) |
| Clifton North | 34 | 392.2 | 18 (112.5%) |
| Holgate East | 34 | 374.1 | 22 (183.3%) |
| Osbaldwick | 32 | 380.7 | 17 (113.3%) |
| Wigginton | 31 | 508.3 | 18 (138.5%) |
| Heworth North & Stockton | 29 | 298.3 | 9 (45.0%) |
| Fulford, Heslington & University | 26 | 271.1 | 20 (333.3%) |
| Tang Hall | 25 | 220.4 | 16 (177.8%) |
| Strensall | 18 | 258.2 | 11 (157.1%) |
| New Earswick | 17 | 295.5 | 9 (112.5%) |
| Haxby | 15 | 261.1 | 6 (66.7%) |
In North Yorkshire, there were 339 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 19,353 – an infection rate of 3,131.3 cases per 100K.
There are 1,156 cases in Ryedale (up 18), 3,025 in Selby (up 62), 4,883 in Harrogate (up 95), 2,591 in Hambleton (up 50), 4,242 in Scarborough (up 38), 1,568 in Richmondshire (up 29) and 1,888 in Craven (up 47).
There were no more coronavirus-related deaths reported by York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust today.
That leaves the total at 385 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: 2,774,479 (2,713,563)
- Daily total of people tested positive: 60,916 (58,784)
- Total number UK deaths: 76,305 (75,431)
- Daily UK deaths: 830 (407)
- Confirmed cases in York: 8,080 (7,891)
- Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 19,353 (19,014)
- Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 12,742 (12,623)