The latest update on Covid in York has revealed that the infection rate is highest among those aged 90 and above.
And more than 20 care homes in the city have at least one coronavirus infection.
What was a weekly bulletin from City of York Council has been reduced to a monthly update.
The latest one has just been published. It confirms the drop in recorded infections in the city, now people do not have to test for Covid when they have symptoms.
York Covid rates
It says the latest estimate, for the period 17-23 of April, is that 4.38%, or nearly one in 25 York people, have Covid.
That is down from 6.79% (one in 15) from the previous period.
Covid case rates in York are currently highest in the following age ranges: 90+ (422 per 100,000); 50-54 (254); 65-69 (184) and 80-84 (173).
The positive rates for York, as at 30 April were 4.7% for Pillar 1 tests (the same as the national average); and 2.6% for Pillar 2 (the national average was 4.9%)
Judged on case rates, York is currently ranked 72nd out of 149 Upper Tier Local Authorities in England with a rank of 1 indicating the lowest 7 day rate.
Care homes
There were 21 care homes in York area with at least one confirmed Covid-19 infection, as at 20 April.
One home reported an ‘outbreak’ – two or more cases – on 6 May.
Cases at York Hospital
There were 77 confirmed Covid-19 patients in general or acute beds in York Hospital as at 2 May. The peak number was 158 on 28 March 2022.
Two coronavirus patients were in the intensive care unit. The peak number in the ICU was 19 on 10 May 2020.
Covid variants
In the month to 1 May, the coronavirus cases by variant was:
- Original Omicron strain BA.1: 28.89% of cases
- Omicron sub-lineage BA.2: 69.33% of cases
- Undetermined: 1.78% of cases
Deaths
The number of Covid-19 deaths recorded up to 22 April was 495, according to the Office For National Statistics. The breakdown of those deaths is:
- 305 in hospital
- 146 in care homes
- 36 at home/elsewhere, and
- 8 in a hospice.
The average age of the York residents who died was 81.5, with an age range of 30 to 104. A total of 77.4% of the York residents who died were aged 75+, while 48.7% of the CYC residents who died were male.
Long Covid
Post-acute COVID is defined as signs and symptoms that develop during or after an infection consistent with COVID-19, which continue for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis.
Health modelling predicts that York will have 975 new cases of post-acute Covid between 1 May and 30 June, of which 185 will require medical services.
Vaccinations
Number of vaccinations of York adults aged 16+, as at 4 May:
- 159,548 have had the first dose (89.5% of the eligible residents)
- 153,118 have had both doses (85.9%)
- 128,865 have received the booster vaccine (72.3%)
Number of vaccinations of York children aged 12-15, as at 4 May:
- 5,815 have had the first dose (69.4%)
- 3,770 have had both doses (45.0%)
Number of vaccinations of York children aged 5-11, as at 4 May:
- 1,664 have had the first dose (11.1%).
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