One more patient sadly dies at Warrington Hospital while 75 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

ONE more patient has sadly died at Warrington Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 while 75 new cases have been confirmed in the daily updates from Public Health England.

This is down on the 157 new cases reported yesterday (Sunday) following the Public Health England technical problem which resulted in 16,000 missed cases which have since been added to the system, sparking concerns over how many people were missed on track and trace.
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been unable to say how many were missed on being quizzed about the computer glitch, with Labour accusing the government of overseeing a “shambolic system.”
The “IT failure” at Public Health England was caused by an Excel spreadsheet reaching its maximum size.
Extra contact tracers have been drafted in to help track down the contacts of people who had positive tests between September 25 and October 2.
The total number of COVID-19 cases reported in Warrington since March is now 2,842 (2,767) 1,353.2 (1,317.5) per 100,000 population. The seven-day average as of Sept 28 was 60.6 (57.6).
The latest available figures from Warrington Hospital released on, Monday, Oct 5. Previous days’ figures in brackets.
Covid-19 positive inpatients 41 (34) – Of which 6 (8) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 25,229 (24,692)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 1,456 (1,417 )
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 451 (442)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 146 (145)
There have been 160 COVID-related deaths reported in Warrington 76.2 per 100,000 population.
*Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths was 19 (33), taking the total number of deaths to 42,369 (42,350) –
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 12,594 (22,961), taking the total number to 515,571 (502,978).
Across the country, there are 2,428 (2,428) patients currently in hospital and 368 (368) patients in ventilator beds.
To find out more about COVID-19 testing, and to book a test if you have symptoms, visit warrington.gov.uk/get-tested-coronavirus
For the latest COVID-19 guidance for Warrington visit https://www.warrington.gov.uk/coronavirus-latest-guidance
*An issue was identified overnight on Friday 2 October in the automated process that transfers positive cases data to PHE. It has now been resolved.
The cases by publish date for 3 and 4 October include 15,841 additional cases with specimen dates between 25 September and 2 October — they are therefore artificially high for England and the UK.