COVID-19 rates continue to rise as 50 new cases confirmed in Warrington

ANOTHER 50 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Warrington, as infection rates continuing to rise, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to announce a delay of lockdown easing tomorrow, Monday.

The 50 (53) new COVID-19 cases take the total number of confirmed cases in Warrington since the start of the pandemic to 18,409 (18,359). No new hospital data will be available until at least Monday afternoon but as of Friday, there was just one covid positive inpatient.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to agree to a delay of lockdown easing in England tomorrow.
The lifting of the last remaining coronavirus restrictions is scheduled for 21 June under the government’s road map – but due to concerns about the rapidly-spreading delta variant, this is likely to be postponed for a month. More than 90 percent of new cases in Warrington are the Delta Variant.
While COVID hospital admissions remain low, hospitals are already under pressure due to a backlog of patients due to the impact of the pandemic and any small increase could have a significant impact on the health service.
Cases in Warrington for the last seven days continue to rise, with 218 (204) – 103.8 (97.1) per 100,000 population over a seven-day period– which is now well above the national rate of 64.7 (61.1) per 100,000, which also continues to rise.
Warrington & Halton Hospitals has reintroduced its daily reporting of figures Monday-Friday, excluding Bank Holidays.
Current inpatients as of June 11 (confirmed positive result – 14 days or less from first positive sample) – 1 (2)
Cumulative discharges (discharges of positive patients [excluding deaths]– 2007
Cumulative deaths (deaths of positive inpatients) – current figure 499
There have been no hospital deaths since April.
*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 191.5
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 9 2021
Number of schools and early years settings with COVID-19 cases: 2 (3)
Number of pupils self-isolating (close contact): 0 (14)
Across the UK the daily number of COVID-19 associated UK deaths reported on Sunday, June 13th 2021 was 8 (12), taking the total number of deaths to 127,904 (127,896).
The daily number of lab-confirmed UK cases was 7,490 (7,738), taking the total number to 4,565,813 (4,558,494).
Across the country, there are 1,089 (1,089) patients currently in hospital and 158 (158) on ventilation.
Total number of 1st dose vaccinations: 41,551,201 (41,088,485) and second dose 29,792,658 (29,450,653)
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