Wednesday update: 539 new coronavirus cases confirmed in York and North Yorkshire
A further 75 coronavirus cases were confirmed in York today (Wednesday, 6 October).
That takes the cumulative case total to 22,593 – giving an overall infection rate of 10,707 cases per 100,000 people.
In the last seven days 505 people in York have tested positive for Covid-19 – up 9 (1.8%) week on week.
The rolling seven-day rate in York is 239.3 new cases per 100,000 people. The English national average is 334.8, the Yorkshire and Humber average is 416.1.
There were no coronavirus deaths in the City of York Council area reported today, and four in the last seven days (as at 6 October).
Here are the new cases by area of York for the seven days to 1 October:
New coronavirus cases in York by area, 7 Days to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strensall | 35 | 504.1 | -5 (-12.5%) |
| Westfield, Chapelfields & Foxwood | 35 | 385.3 | 12 (52.2%) |
| Bishopthorpe & Copmanthorpe | 30 | 361.9 | 0 (0.0%) |
| Woodthorpe & Acomb Park | 30 | 321.0 | 14 (87.5%) |
| Holgate West | 28 | 299.7 | 14 (100.0%) |
| Holgate East | 27 | 297.8 | 10 (58.8%) |
| Acomb | 26 | 406.4 | -3 (-10.3%) |
| South Bank & Dringhouses | 25 | 314.9 | 8 (47.1%) |
| Clifton Without & Skelton | 24 | 281.0 | -2 (-7.7%) |
| Haxby | 24 | 419.9 | -22 (-47.8%) |
| Wigginton | 24 | 396.5 | 1 (4.3%) |
| Heworth North & Stockton | 23 | 237.8 | 1 (4.5%) |
| Huntington | 23 | 337.8 | 13 (130.0%) |
| Poppleton, Rufforth & Askham | 21 | 332.8 | -6 (-22.2%) |
| Rawcliffe & Clifton South | 21 | 252.3 | 3 (16.7%) |
| New Earswick | 18 | 310.2 | 2 (12.5%) |
| Clifton North | 17 | 195.1 | -3 (-15.0%) |
| Heworth South & The Groves | 13 | 114.1 | -7 (-35.0%) |
| Fulford Road & Clementhorpe | 12 | 90.3 | -5 (-29.4%) |
| Fulford, Heslington & University | 12 | 122.7 | -2 (-14.3%) |
| Osbaldwick | 11 | 129.0 | -1 (-8.3%) |
| York City Centre | 11 | 79.0 | -9 (-45.0%) |
| Tang Hall | 9 | 80.1 | -5 (-35.7%) |
| Dunnington, Elvington & Wheldrake | 6 | 93.0 | -2 (-25.0%) |
In North Yorkshire, there were 464 new coronavirus cases today, taking the cumulative total to 63,088 – an infection rate of 10,165.5 cases per 100K.
There are:
- 4,075 cases in Ryedale (up 22) – 276.8 case rate per 100K
- 10,360 in Selby (up 63) – 425.3
- 17,205 in Harrogate (up 177) – 547.2
- 8,846 in Hambleton (up 38) – 452.5
- 11,505 in Scarborough (up 81) – 481.9
- 5,262 in Richmondshire (up 23) – 292.2
- 5,835 in Craven (up 60) – 406.4.
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 four coronavirus patients admitted to the York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust trust on 26 September, and 31 in the previous seven days (down nine).
Today’s key figures
| Statistic | Today | Yesterday |
|---|---|---|
| Daily total of people tested positive: | 39,851 | 33,869 |
| Total of people tested positive in the UK: | 8,006,660 | 7,967,985 |
| Daily UK deaths: | 143 | 166 |
| Total number UK deaths: | 137,295 | 137,152 |
| Confirmed cases in York: | 22,593 | 22,518 |
| Confirmed cases in North Yorkshire: | 63,088 | 62,624 |
| Confirmed cases in East Yorkshire: | 37,962 | 37,718 |
| People vaccinated in York – 1st dose | Daily: 8 Total: 152,433 | Daily: 60 Total: 152,425 |
| People vaccinated in York – 2nd dose | Daily: 66 Total: 142,477 | Daily: 83 Total: 142,411 |
| People vaccinated UK – 1st dose | Daily: 41,347 Total: 49,035,877 | Daily: 37,671 Total: 48,994,530 |
| People vaccinated UK – 2nd dose | Daily: 28,572 Total: 45,049,953 | Daily: 29,337 Total: 45,021,381 |