Coronavirus York updates; 8th February 2021

Deaths

FOUR additional hospital deaths have been announced. One occurred last Thursday and three on Saturday

Test Results

TWENTY FIVE new positive test results announced today. That is the lowest figure for a single day seen this year.

The cumulative total is now 11,406.

The rate /100k population is now 152.41. That is the lowest infection rate seen since 20th December 2020.

The infection rate in York continues to fall more quickly than in other areas.

Neighbourhoods

Only four neighbourhoods in York now have above average infection rates

Hospitals

The York Hospital Trust now has 153 confirmed and suspected Covid-19 inpatients.

That compares with 173 on Friday and 242 on Tuesday January 26.

The Trust said it had 13 patients in intensive care, down by one on Friday.

1,813 patients had been discharged since the start of the pandemic to their usual place of residence or were no longer being treated as Covid-19.

Vaccinations

In York most over 70’s have now been vaccinated.

Officials have appealed to any who haven’t, to book an appointment this week

Appeal for over 70’s to book a jab now

The authorities are now saying that they’ve almost completed vaccinating everyone in the 1-4 priority groups, set out by the JCVI. The Government’s target is to vaccinate everyone in the first four priority groups by February 15.

They are now urging anyone who is over 70-years-old or who is registered as Shielding (Clinically Extremely Vulnerable) who has NOT yet been for their vaccine, to book an appointment.

People can do this themselves now, using the online link. They don’t have to wait for an invitation. All the information of how to book is on this website – nimbuscare.co.uk.

Tests

5279 PCR test were cerried out in Yokr during the weekending 3rd February

Of these, 6.4% had positive results. The positivity rate continues to fall

1537 lateral flow tests were carried out on 7th February

Coronavirus York updates; 19th January 2021

Deaths

There has been a dramatic rise in the number of coronavirus deaths at the York Hospital Trust.

An additional ELEVEN fatalities were announced today. Nine of these occurred on Sunday.

That brings the total number of fatalities, recorded at the York and Scarborough hospitals since the 1st September, up to 218.

Eight York residents died in hospital during the week ending 8th January 2021.

-The latest figures published today indicate that there were no additional deaths’ in other settings including care homes during the same period.

However, figures issued by the Care Quality Commission indicate there were subsequently 2 care home deaths in York. One occurred on the 10th and the other on 12th January. The cumulative number of coronavirus deaths in care homes in the City now stands at 93.

The cumulative overall total number of York residents who have succumbed to Coronavirus now stands at 235, with 64 of the fatalities having occurred since 1st September 2020.

ONS have produced an interactive map which shows the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in local neighbourhoods. Covers the period between March to December 2020. The size of the circle represents the number of deaths.

click to access

Test Results

NINETY (90) new positive test results have been announced today. That brings the cumulative total to 10,232.

The case rate /100k population has fallen to below 500 for the first time since the beginning of the month. The rate is now 483.86 and is trending to go below 400 within the next few days.

Further confirmation of the decline in Coronavirus case numbers in the City is provided by the detailed test results which have been published

The latest figures confirm that large numbers of tests continue to be conducted in the City.

Daily around 700 tests, using the “lateral flow” technique, are being undertaken.

In addition, each week, around 9000 PCR (Lab. based) tests are also conducted.

Significantly the percentage of positive test results has fallen from a peak of 18.25% seen on 3rd January to the latest figure of 13.8% recorded during the week ending 13th January.

Hospital

York Hospital Trust said this morning that there were now 211 confirmed and suspected Covid-19 patients Trust-wide, compared with 203 yesterday morning.

It said there was now a total of nine Covid patients in intensive care, compared with eight yesterday.

A trust spokeswoman said yesterday that York Hospital had 154 Covid patients on seven wards but it was not at capacity.

Deaths of York residents in hospital. NB. This figure differs from the totals notified by the hospital as the latter serves a larger area than just the City.

Neighbourhoods

Infection rates in most areas are continuing to fall.

Spike in Wigginton area

Vaccinations

Around 700 vaccinations are being carried out each day at the Moor Lane (Askham Bar) centre. Most 80+ York residents have now received their first jab and the programme is now understood to be moving onto those aged 75 and over.

No local figures on vaccination numbers have been published on government web sites

Nationally 4,266,577 first doses have been given.

456,866 second doses have been administered.

Around 210,000 doses are being administered each day

Coronavirus York updates; 22nd October 2020

Deaths and test results

There have been no further Coronavirus deaths in the York hospital today.

There were 56 (FIFTY SIX) additional positive test results announced today. This is the smallest number for some days. The total number of COVID infections in the City has now reached 3072

The 7 day moving average, per 100k population, peaked at 307.2 on Sunday before showing a small fall.

We are currently seeing on average around 80 additional cases in the City each day

The neighbourhood profile has changed little over the last week with Heslington having around 3 times more cases than the next worst affected neighbourhood (Tang Hall).

The least affected neighbourhood is now Poppleton/Rufforth/the Askhams which, with 5 cases, is below the national average.

The government has also updated its stats on the number of Pillar 2 tests carried out in the City in the period up to 14th October. As expected, the additional capacity introduced at the Heslington testing site has increased the number of tests undertaken. As the graph below demonstrates, the percentage of positive rule continues to rise but is still below 1 in 5.

Other information not yet available

Employment and business grants improved

The government has announced changes to business and jobs support arrangements today.

Cash grants of up to £2,100 a month will be given to firms in Tier 2 areas – enough for all affected hospitality, accommodation and leisure premises.

They will be retrospective, so any region which has been under enhanced restrictions can backdate their claim to August

For self-employed people, the size of the grant they can access will also be doubled to £3,750 – with the amount of average profits they can claim for rising from 20% to 40%.

And there will be changes to the Job Support Scheme, which is for companies experiencing lower demand due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Employees will only need to work 20% of their normal hours – instead of the original 33% – to be eligible.

And the government will significantly reduce the amount employers have to contribute – from 33% to 5%.

Government grants

The government has announced it is allocating £1 billion of additional support to help local authorities get through the winter. City of York Council is to £941,155 of that money.