The latest Centre for Cities report gives some hope for York as the City ponders what the post pandemic world might bring for it.
York has a well educated workforce with low pollution levels.
Exam results are the best of any City nationwide.
The City has a relatively low claimant count.
On the other hand a surprisingly low percent of businesses are connected to high speed data networks and many existing jobs are in the public sector.
You can access the full report by clicking here
FIVE additional deaths announced by the York Hospital Trust. Three occurred on Saturday and two yesterday. The cumulative number of fatalities at the York and Scarborough hospitals since 1st September is now 248.
SIXTY SIX additional positive test results were announced today, bringing the cumulative total to 10,738.
The rate /100k population has now fallen to 331.42.
If the current trend continues then the rate should fall below 250 before the end of the week.
The 7 day rolling case rate (99.7) has fallen below 100 for the first time since 28th December 2020.
The number of cases has reduced by 49 compared to yesterdays report.
Westfield now has the highest number of cases. Although it has show a reduction on each of the last 13 consecutive days the trend down has been slower than elsewhere in the City.
Similarly after a sustained reduction in Woodthorpe, case numbers there have now stabilised at around 45.
Only seven of the City’s 22 neighbourhoods now have an infection rate of over 400.
Nationally only 222,249 doses were administered yesterday. That is the lowest figure for several days.
The cumulative total number of doses administered is now 6,573,570 (first) plus 470,478 (second)
The new National Vaccination Centre (NVC) opened on the Askham Bar site on Monday 18th January. This is an additional vaccinating facility to add to the original PCN vaccinating facility and now doubles the sites vaccinating capacity.
Both facilities were operating this weekend, and a record 4,000+ people were given their first Covid vaccination over the two day period!
Both facilities are operated by Nimbuscare, which is a collaboration of all the GP practices in York.
Along with those vaccinated at York Hospital, the number of people given first doses of a Covid vaccination in York now stands at over 35,000.
This is a fantastic effort by all those involved – GP practice staff, community pharmacy teams, Army medics, local dentists, Nimbuscare, Eboracum Security and many local volunteers.
Citywide Health – York’s Independent Pharmacy Group provides full pharmacy support at Askham Bar. This includes vaccine dilution training, competency sign off and monitoring. Our pharmacists are also responsible for vaccine receipt, storage, site distribution and record keeping, and have been vaccinating many patients.
Almost all over 80s in York have now been given their first vaccination, whilst practice nursing teams are close to completing all the city’s nursing homes, and are making good progress with those that are housebound.
Priority groups 3 (75-79yo) & 4 (70-74yo) are currently being invited to Askham Bar, and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable (shielding) will receive their invitation very shortly – please wait for your invitation and do not call your GP surgery as they are currently extremely busy.
No new data has been published.
The last NHS stats published (19/1/21) indicated that 205 beds at t HE York Trust Hospitals were occupied by COVID patients.
