Tuesday update: First confirmed coronavirus case in York for 18 days
Our winning streak has just been broken.
The first new coronavirus case in York for 18 days was recorded today (Tuesday, 23 June).
It takes the total to 463 – an infection rate of 220.6 cases per 100,000 people.
Before today, the last new case in the city was revealed on Thursday, 4 June.
By contrast, North Yorkshire has no new cases – leaving the total at 1,350.
No further coronavirus-related deaths have been reported within York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – leaving the total at 214.
That includes 134 in York Hospital and 80 in Scarborough.
Here are some of the key figures (yesterday’s numbers in brackets):
- Total lab confirmed UK cases: 306,210 (305,289)
- Daily lab confirmed UK cases: 874 (958)
- Total number UK deaths: 42,927 (42,647)
- Daily UK deaths: 171 (15)
- Confirmed cases in York: 463 (462)
- Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: 1,350 (1,350)
- Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: 963 (963)