Two more COVID-19 deaths and 71 new cases as Warrington prepares to move back into Tier 3

AS Warrington prepares to move back into Tier 3 on Boxing Day, two more COVID-19 deaths have sadly been reported at Warrington Hospital since yesterday, while 71 new cases have been confirmed in the town in the latest daily update by Public Health England.

The 71 (75) new cases in Warrington in the latest figures from Public Health England takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 9,440 (9,369).
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days, previous days/updates in brackets, are 528 (494) – 251.4 (235.2) per 100,000 population – showing a continuing upward trend in infection rates over a seven day period for twelve consecutive days.
Latest figures from Warrington & Halton Hospitals updated Wednesday, December 23 2020 – Tuesday’s figures in brackets. Figures are not updated at weekends.
Covid-19 positive inpatients 111 (117) of which 38 (38) are Warrington residents – of which 9 (9) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 46,930 (46,569)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 3,277 (3,260)
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 1032 (1025)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 297 (295)
*The highest number COVID-19 positive inpatients during the first wave was on 12th April with 124 patients of which 18 were in ICU.

The total number of deaths in Warrington within 28 days of a positive test reported by Public Health England is 295 (292) 140.5 per 100,000 population.
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate in Warrington reported by Public Health England is 350 (341).

Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Wednesday, December 23 was 744 (691), taking the total number of deaths to 69,051 (68,307).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 39,237 (36,804), taking the total number to 2,149,551 (2,110,314).
Across the country, there are 20,917 (18,943) patients currently in hospital and 1,529 (1,364) 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
UK Summary
The latest R number is estimated at 1.1 to 1.3 with a daily infection growth rate range of +1% to +6% as of 23 December 2020.