Coronavirus York updates; 12th June 2021

Test Results

Twenty eight positive test results today. Brings the cumulative total to 12,590

Case numbers increase from 65 to 82. That is the highest number recorded in the City since 13th March 2021.

The rate /100k population rises to 38.93. Trending to reach 57.9 next week.

Neighbourhoods

Vaccinations

Good performance on vaccinations with 50% of adults in the City now having had two jabs.

2568 vaccinations were completed yesterday – the highest total recorded this month.

Tests

  • 5164 PCR tests were completed during the week ending 7th June.
  • Of these, 1.5% were positive. That is an increase on the 1.3% found during the previous period.
  • 1740 “lateral flow” tests were also conducted on 11th June.

Council mowing grass as community clean up day arrives

Today is litter pick day in Foxwood.

We hope that residents will check and trim their boundary hedges at the same time. Several public footpaths are now obstructed by recent growth.

Some hedges are obstructing footpaths

Meanwhile the Council has, somewhat belatedly, got round to mowing local public open spaces. This has left a bit of a mess in some parks because of the large amount of grass clippings

UPDATE

Residents have collected 10 large bags of rubbish during todays Foxwood litter pick. Part of the Great British Spring Clean