COVID-19 infection rates continue to rise as town prepares to enter Tier 3 restrictions

COVID-19 infection rates have continued to rise in Warrington for 14 consecutive days according to the latest data from Public Health England, with the town entering Tier three restrictions tomorrow, Boxing Day.

One more COVID-19 death has been sadly reported at Warrington Hospital since yesterday while 61 new cases have been confirmed in the town in the latest daily update by Public Health England.
The 61 (126) new cases in Warrington in the latest figures from Public Health England takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 9,627 (9,566).
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days, previous days/updates in brackets, are 552 (530) – 262.8 (252.4) per 100,000 population – showing an upward trend in infection rates over a seven day period for a 14th consecutive days.
*According to figures published to NHS England today (Dec 25) at least one more patient has died at Warrington Hospital taking the death toll to 302.

*Latest figures from Warrington & Halton Hospitals updated Thursday, December 24 2020 – Wednesday’s figures in brackets. Figures are not updated at weekends and bank holidays.
Covid-19 positive inpatients 103 (111) of which 38 (38) are Warrington residents – of which 8 (9) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 47,188 (46,930)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 3,288 (3,277)
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 1041 (1032)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 301 (297)
*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 301 (298) 143.3 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 (350).

*Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Friday, December 25 was 570 (574), taking the total number of deaths to 69,765 (69,195).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 32,725 (39,036), taking the total number to 2,221,312 (2,188,587).
Across the country, there are 21,286 (21,286) patients currently in hospital and 1,529 (1,529) 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.
*During the holiday period, the COVID-19 Dashboard will be updated every day, but the amount of data being updated will vary.
See full details in the About the Data page.
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/about-data#holiday-season-2020-schedule