Deaths and test results

SIX additional deaths announced by York Hospital Trust today. This is the highest single day figure since the start of the second wave.

70 (SEVENTY) new positive test results announced today. This is the largest for over a week. Brings total number of cases to 4408

The blip may have originated in Heslington where – for the first time this week – an increase in the number of positive test results has pushed the neighbourhood above the national average infection rate. It is the only York area now in this category.

The results of the national lockdown could start to influence trends next week, so many will be watching the outcome with some anxiety.

York overall however remains below the national, regional and county case rate average.

Deaths and test results

Two further deaths at York Hospital Trust announced. Both occurred yesterday (6th)

58 (FIFTY EIGHT) additional positive test results today bring the total numbers of cases to 4098

The incidence rate in York is currently stable with about 55 new cases on average being reported each day,.

For the first time there are no York neighbourhoods in the governments highest rate banding with Heslington having fallen below the 400 (per 100k pop) case threshold for the first time.

The case rate in York overall continues to be below the county, regional and national average.

Deaths and test results

There have been an additional ONE HUNDRED & NINE positive test results announced today bringing the cumulative total to 1507.

As revealed yesterday, the government web site admitted that it had not included all positive test results recorded over the last 10 days. It is now retrospectively adding in the figures to those previously announced.

The revised figures mean that, with 51 positive test results now announced, Monday 28th September had the highest number of new cases recorded since the pandemic started.

The second wave of cases is now increasing quicker than the rate we saw in the spring. However, there have been more tests carried out in recent weeks. and mass testing only started at the beginning of May.

Nevertheless there will be concerns that decisions taken in recent days, about the scale and nature of the response required, may have been based on incomplete and inaccurate data. It seems inevitable now that the restrictions on inter household contacts, introduced in parts of the North East a last week, will be extended to York.

There have been no additional hospital deaths

The worst affected neighbourhood during the last 7 days has been Poppleton/Rufforth/Askhams.

No additional information has been provided on the characteristics of the positive cases (and their contacts). Consequently the linkages between the cases are not widely understood.

There has been no update on hospital bed capacity and use.