ANOTHER 22 new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Warrington in the latest data from by Public Health England as infection rates continue to rise in the town.
The 22 (20) new COVID-19 cases means the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Warrington since the start of the pandemic is now 18,093 (18,071).
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said today, Sunday, that the Indian variant of coronavirus, which is in Warrington, makes the decision about lifting lockdown restrictions on 21 June “more difficult”, due to its higher rate of transmission.
The new COVID-19 variant, also known as the Delta variant, is 40% more transmissible than the Kent (Alpha) strain, the health secretary said, leaving the easing of social distancing in the balance for the original target date.
Speaking on Sky News Mr Hancock said: “That figure is the latest advice that I have. That means that it is more difficult to manage this virus with the new Delta variant, but crucially we believe that with two doses of the vaccine you get the same protection as the old variant.”
Mr Hancock added that the vaccine programme meant that the link between COVID and hospital admission is “severed but not broken”.
Meanwhile, Cases in Warrington for the last seven days continue to rise, with 70 (53) – 30.3 (25.2) per 100,000 population over a seven-day period– which remain below the national rate of 38.8 (35.9) per 100,000, which also continues to rise.
Warrington & Halton Hospitals have temporarily suspended provided information due to a data validation exercise.
There have been no reported deaths at the hospital since April 27th and currently two COVID inpatients.
There have been a total of 497 COVID-related deaths at the hospital since the start of the pandemic.
*Hospital deaths include residents from Warrington and Halton. Total deaths of Warrington residents can be seen below.
The total number of deaths in Warrington within 28 days of a positive test reported by Public Health England is currently 487 (486) 231.9 per 100,000 population compared to the national rate of 191.4
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate in Warrington reported by Public Health England in all settings is now 567 (567).
Education settings data June 1 2021
Number of schools and early years settings with COVID-19 cases: 3 (4)
Number of pupils self-isolating (close contact): 14 (69)
Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Sunday, June 6th 2021 was 4 (13), taking the total number of deaths to 127,840 (127,836).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 5,341 (5,765), taking the total number to 4,5117,010 (4,511,669).
Across the country, there are 932(932) patients currently in hospital and 134 (134) on ventilation.
Total number of 1st dose vaccinations: 40,333,231 (40,124,229) and second dose 27,661,353 (27,160,635)
To find out more about COVID-19 testing, and to book a test if you have symptoms, visit http://warrington.gov.uk/get-tested-coronavirus
For the latest COVID-19 guidance for Warrington visit https://www.warrington.gov.uk/coronavirus-latest-guidance
Local data is also available at https://www.warrington.gov.uk/coronavirus-figures-warrington
Latest COVID-19 and Vaccination data as six areas report three or more cases
