Coronavirus York updates; 20th June 2021

Test results

Forty-seven positive test results today. Brings cumulative total up to 12,853.

The number of positive test results found on Thursday has been adjusted to 50. That is the highest single day total recorded since 1st February.

The number of cases in the City has increased from 166 to 175

The rate /100k has risen to 83.09. It is now trending to reach 111.1 by Tuesday.

Neighbourhoods

Most infections are concentrated in areas where their are a large proportion of young people aged under 30. This includes some University dormitory areas.

A special vaccination centre has been set up at the University.

The authorities have provided little information about how many of the positive tests have been from people without symptoms (they quote the national figure of 1 in 3). There has also been no information published about the most likely transmission locations although this information should be available to the test and trace unit

Vaccinations

1441 vaccinations were undertaken yesterday (Saturday)

Over 600 of these were for first jabs for those aged between 18 and 24.

Tests

  • 5186 PCR tests were completed during the week ending 15th June 2021.
  • Of these, 3.3% were positive. That represents an increase on the 3.0% positives found during the previous period.
  • 1424 lateral flow tests were also completed on 19th June 2021

Infections rising

A list of the worst affected areas in the country has now been published. York is on the list along with Leeds.

Report it

Not surprisingly, we are getting more reports of obstructions on paths as a result of hedges, weed and grass growing more quickly this week.

We hope everyone will check that their boundary hedge has been trimmed.

However, some of the problems are down to local authorities not keeping up with their published maintenance time scales.

Even parts of the SUSTRANs maintained cycle path near Riccall are now obstructed.

More commonly it is amenity areas and verges which are becoming overgrown.

We urge anyone who spots an obstruction to report it via the York Councils 24/7 web site Click or through “Fix My Street

Meanwhile we’ve reported problems with litter on the Cornlands Road/Thoresby Road snicket

Thoresby Road