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North Yorkshire: Covid infection rates down by 23%, hospital inpatients up by 22%

20 January 2021

The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum met today to brief the media (20 January 2021).

  • North Yorkshire Infection rates are down 23% from 401 to 307.6 (infection rate per 100,000)
  • North Yorkshire hospital inpatients are up 22% from 381 to 471
  • Peak for NHS is likely approaching
  • Harrogate Hospital has around 11% of its beds taken up with Covid patients

Infection Rates

7 day infection rate/ 100,000 (week to 19 January 2021)

England Average – 478 (down 131) 401
North Yorkshire – 307.6 (down 93.4) = 23% reduction
Scarborough – 224.4 (down 56.6)
Craven – 336 (down 88)
Selby – 326.6 (down 187.4)
Harrogate – 322.7 (down 104.3)
Richmond – 351.8 (down 91.2)
Ryedale – 301.6 (up 28.6)
Hambleton – 321 (down 105)

7 day infection rate/ 100,000 (week to 9 January 2021)

England Average – 609 (up 49.5)
North Yorkshire – 401 (up  55.1)
Scarborough – 281 (down 67.5)
Craven – 424  (up 58.5)
Selby – 514 (up 147.4)
Harrogate – 427  (up 129.8)
Richmond – 443 (down 22.3)
Ryedale – 273 (down 35.8)
Hambleton – 426 (down 48.2)

Hospitals 

All hospitals have implemented escalation plans, meaning cancellation of some appointments.

Hospital in-patients with Covid-19 (19 January 2021)

All North Yorkshire hospitals – 471 (up 84) with 51 in ICU.
Harrogate – 44 (down 2)
York – 162 (up 41)
Scarborough  – 46 (up 8)
South Tees – 222 (up 37)
Darlington – 63 (down 8)
Airedale – 88 (up 36)

Hospital in-patients with Covid-19 (12 January 2021)

All North Yorkshire hospitals – 381 (up 116)
Harrogate – 46 (up 27)
York – 121 (up 50)
Scarborough  – 35 (down 5)
South Tees – 185 (up 34)
Darlington – 71 (up 7)
Airedale – 52 (up 23)

Care homes – staff and residents – 258 cases

Vaccine

Approx 705,000 given the vaccine in North Yorkshire.

Even if had the vaccine, may still get illness, although in a much milder way

Continuing to work to priority categories

Ripon will have a vaccine site over the next 2 weeks.

Police

241 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN’s) have been issued since 6 December.

Fixed Penalty for last 7 days (134 in total)

Outside Place without reason Indoor Gathering Outdoor Gathering
Craven 7 0 0
Hambleton 17 2 0
Harrogate 8 3 1
Richmond 1 0 0
Ryedale 1 0 0
Scarborough 5 46 4
York 4 23 1

Exercising local is deemed as being your local town or village.

Police are not randomly stopping vehicles.

Testing

Testing capacity is good.

Demand has slightly reduced.

Education

17% of children overall are at school

6% of Secondary School children are at school

25% of Primary School children are at school

Places are available for vulnerable

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