Coronavirus York updates; 26th June 2021

Test results

96 positive test results today. Brings cumulative total up to 13,319

Case numbers are up from 305 to 359

91 positive test results were recorded on Thursday. That is the highest single day total recorded since 19th January 2021

The rate /100k population figure has increased to 170.46, It is set to top 238 on Tuesday.

Neighbourhoods

Infection rates at Heslington/University are now higher than were seen during the Christmas/New Year surge. They remain below the autumn peak.

Infection rates are beginning to rise on the west of the City although the majority of cases are contained in just 5 neighbourhoods to the east

Vaccinations

1039 vaccinations were carried out yesterday (Friday). Most were first jabs

A total of 6589 vaccinations were completed in the City during the week ending 25th June.

Of these, 2512 were first  jabs for people aged under 25.

Tests

  • 6525 PCR tests were carried out during the week ending 21st June 2021
  • Of these, 5.1% were positive. That is a significant increase from the positivity rate of 4.4% found  in the previous period
  • 2106 “lateral flow” tests were also conducted on 25th June

Some progress with public service standard improvements in west York

We were pleased to see that some public service in the Westfield area have improved over the last 7 days.

The Council have responded promptly to reports of problems with litter and fly tipping.

Most amenity areas have now had a, long overdue, visit from the mower although the length of the cuttings has itself caused a problem. They will look much tidier if they get a scheduled second cut within the next 3 weeks.

Elsewhere, several of the blocked drainage channels on the Chapelfields estate have been cleaned. These were mainly located on the inside of the traffic build outs.

They need to be swept regularly to avoid a build up of detritus and weeds.

Before and after. Drainage gullies cleared.
Some progress in cleaning channels on Barkston Avenue but but warning post will need to be replaced.

The Front Street shopping area was looking tidier yesterday.

We’re still waiting to learn of the results of the survey into the future of the area. An improvement budget of £1/2 million has been promised.

However, it is good to see that the back lane between Front Street and Beaconsfield Street is currently largely free of weeds and litter.

Beaconsfield Street back lane and Front Street

One remaining issue remains the reliability of the waste collection service. The Council says that it has recruited two new drivers and that this should ease the problem in future.

Time will tell.