Deaths
THREE additional deaths have been reported by the York Hospital Trust today. One occurred on Friday and two on Saturday.
Test Results
EIGHTY-EIGHT additional positive test results have been announced today. That is the lowest daily figure since Christmas. It brings the cumulative total to 10,142.
The rate /100k population has now reduced to 513.75 and is trending down to reach around 400 cases by the end of the week.
The graph below demonstrates how each of the three infection waves hit the City.
Wave THREE, which started in early December, pretty much followed the same rising profile as was seen in September/October.
However, it kept on going to a higher level peaking at an average weekly rate of 671.39 cases on 8th January.
This was significantly higher than the peaks seen in the spring first wave (96.9 on 5th May) or the autumn second wave (444.9 on 16th October)
The York case rate has now fallen below the national average again.
Neighbourhoods
No York neighbourhoods now have infection rates of more than 1000.
Numbers are falling steadily – particularly in west York.
The highest case rate can be found in Clifton Without/Skelton (999.1)
The lowest rate is in the City Centre (237.5).
The number of cases in the City has fallen by 331 (25%) over a period of 6 days.
Hospital
Some 2 weeks after the peak in case numbers in the City (245 on 4th January) the hospital is reporting that over 200 beds are now occupied by COVID patients.
Eight patients are occupying intensive care beds
The hope, and expectation, is that the reduction in positive test numbers that we have seen during the last week, will result in progressively fewer admissions to hospital.
The vaccination programme should also begin to help to reduce bed occupancy from later this week (see below).
Vaccinations
According to NHS sources, almost 4 million vaccinations have now been competed.
681,371 of these were in the Yorkshire and North East region
No local figures have been confirmed as yet although the new “hub” at Moor Lane is now in operation.
