Another COVID-19 related death although inpatient numbers and infection rates fall

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ANOTHER COVID-19-related death has sadly been reported at Warrington Hospital, although hospital inpatient numbers and infection rates continue to fall.

Inpatient numbers at Warrington Hospital have fallen again from 96-82 including 2 (3) in intensive care, while 15 more patients have been discharged since yesterday.

Warrington & Halton Hospitals figures Monday-Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.
Current inpatients as of Wednesday, April 6, 2022 (confirmed positive result – 14 days or less from first positive sample) – 82 (96) including 2 (3) in ICU.
Cumulative discharges (discharges of positive patients [excluding deaths]– 3,645 (3,630)
Cumulative deaths (deaths of positive inpatients) – current figure 658 (657)

*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 617 – 294.7 per 100,000 population compared to the national rate of 255.5
The total number of deaths with Covid-19 on the death certificate in Warrington reported by Public Health England in all settings is 664 – 317.1 per 100,000.

There have been 808 (845) new COVID-19 cases reported in Warrington over the past seven days, including 120 (93) since yesterday, taking the total to 75,929 (75,809) and an infection rate of 467.5 (490) per 100,000 which has fallen again, while the national rate also continues to fall to 428.7 (442.9).
Testing has also fallen by -876,286(-23.2%) over the past seven days.

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


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