Another 272 new cases in Warrington as COVID-19 restrictions set to be tightened

WITH Prime Minister Boris Johnson set to outline tougher measures to tackle rising COVID-19 infection rates across the country a further 272 new cases have been confirmed in Warrington.

The 272 (303) new cases in Warrington in the latest figures from Public Health England takes the total since the start of the pandemic to 11,214 (10,942).
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days, previous days/updates in brackets, are 991 (857) – 471.9 (408.1) per 100,000 population – continuing an upward trend in infection rates over a seven day period.
Commenting on the escalating rates and proposed tougher measures, Warrington South MP Andy Carter said: “I’m afraid the spread of the new variant of COVID-19 has led to rapidly escalating case numbers across the country.
“Here in Warrington cases have risen by around 45% over the last seven days to over 408 per 100k, now well above the national average.
“I agree with the Prime Minister that further steps must now be taken to arrest this rise and to protect the NHS and save lives. He will set those out this evening when he makes a televised address at 8pm to update the country on the next steps to tackle coronavirus and Parliament will be recalled on Wednesday to agree the measures.”

*Latest figures available from Warrington & Halton Hospitals updated Monday January 4 2021 – Thursday (Dec 31) figures in brackets. *Figures are not updated at weekends and Bank Holidays.
Covid-19 positive inpatients 140 (122) of which 61 (36) are Warrington residents – of which 17 (13) are in ICU
Total number of tests (inpatients/community) cumulative – 49,391 (48,523)
Total tests with a positive result (inpatients/community/died/discharged) cumulative 3,512 (3,414)
Discharges of positive patients (excluding deaths) cumulative 1098 (1078)
Deaths of Covid-19 positive inpatients cumulative 319 (312)
*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 currently 317 (315) 150.9 per 100,000 population.
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate in Warrington reported by Public Health England is 361 (361).

Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Monday, January 4 was 407 (454), taking the total number of deaths to 75,431 (75,024).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 58,784 (54,784), taking the total number to 2,713,563 (2,654,779).
Across the country, there are 23,823 (23,823) patients currently in hospital and 1,847 (1,847) 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 24 December 2020.